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LVH with anterior ST Elevation. When is it anterior STEMI?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case history A middle-aged woman with a history of HTN, but no prior CAD, presented to the ED with chest pain. LVH can mimic an acute anterior coronary occlusion (ACO) on the ECG. LVH usually has concave-upwards ST segments, but conVEX-upwards can also be seen, e.g. in these cases from Dr Smith’s book: The ECG in Acute MI : Case 22-1.

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