A 66-year-old patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of acute inferior MI.A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)is done to validate the area of infarction.For the above patient, which leads on the ECG would correlate with an inferior wall MI?

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Inferior infarctions are manifested by electrocardiographic (ECG)changes in leads II, III, and aVF.Lateral wall infarctions are manifested by ECG changes in leads V₅ to V₆, I, and aVL.Anterior wall infarctions are manifested by ECG changes in leads V₂ to V₄.Posterior wall infarctions are manifested by ECG changes in leads V₁ to V₂.

A 66-Year-Old Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit