https://ecgvn.com/en/tags/st-segment-elevation/ Recent content in St Segment Elevation on ECG Library – LITFL Basics Hugo en-us Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ecgvn.com/en/posts/the-st-segment/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ecgvn.com/en/posts/the-st-segment/ <h3 id="s-t-segment">S-T Segment</h3> <p>The <strong>ST segment</strong> is the flat, isoelectric section of the ECG between the end of the S wave (the J point) and the beginning of the T wave.</p> <ul> <li>The ST Segment represents the interval between ventricular depolarization and repolarization.</li> <li>The most important cause of ST segment abnormality (elevation or depression) is <strong>myocardial ischaemia</strong> or <strong>infarction</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ECG-waves-segments-and-intervals-LITFL-ECG-library-3.jpg"><img alt="ECG basics: waves, segments and intervals LITFL ECG library" loading="lazy" src="https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ECG-waves-segments-and-intervals-LITFL-ECG-library-3.jpg"></a></p> <hr> <p><strong>Causes of ST Segment Elevation</strong></p>