The impact of the extent of lead involvement by Q waves on the predictability of myocardial scarring
| Septal Q waves | Extensive anterior Q waves | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Scar? | Patient | Scar? | |
| 8 | Yes | 2 | Yes | |
| 11 | No | 3 | Yes | |
| 17 | Yes | 5 | Yes | |
| 18 | Yes | 6 | Yes | |
| 27 | No | 10 | Yes | |
| 33 | Yes | 20 | Yes | |
| 23 | Yes | |||
| 30 | Yes | |||
| 31 | Yes | |||
Patients with pathological Q waves in the chest leads, and the incidence of matched perfusion–metabolism defects (scars) in the anterior wall. The patients were divided into those with septal Q waves (V1–3) and those with extensive anterior Q waves (V1–4, 6).