ECG Diagnosis: Isolated Posterior Wall Myocardial Infarction.

Abstract

Acute posterior wall myocardial infarction (PMI) occurs in up to 20% of cases of acute myocardial infarction (MI), with the vast majority occurring along with inferior or lateral acute MI. 1 A true PMI is considered more rare, with an incidence of approximately 3.3%. 2 The term PMI is used for necro sis of the part of the left ventricle located beneath the atrioventricular sulcus. 3 The majority of patients with the typical electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities of PMI have a stenosis or occlusion