When occluded, the circumflex coronary artery can cause a lateral myocardial infarction resulting in ST elevation in the lateral leads. The lateral ECG leads are considered lead V5-V6 and the ...

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD ... without ST segment elevation on the 12-lead ECG. STEMI is typified by angina at rest with evidence of transmural myocardial injury, as identified ...

STEMI criteria alone aren’t perfect for identifying occluded arteries, but still some question the need for a new paradigm.