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List which leads look at which areas of the heart.

List which leads look at which areas of the heart.

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ECG is used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart. The commonly practiced one is the 12 lead ECG.This leads vies the anterior ,inferior and lateral walls of left ventricles.

The V leads (V1,V2,V3,V4) are called as precordial chest leads which views the anterior portion of the heart and V5 ,V6 view the lateral wall of left ventricles.

V1 and V2 views or lies on the right ventricle or gives a septal view of heart

V3 and V4 views or lies on the interventricular septum and giving anterior view of heart

V5 and V6 views or lies on the left ventricle and giving lateral view of heart.

The lateral wall of the left ventricle are viewed in aVL, Lead 1,V5 and V6

Inferior chest walls are viewed in Lead 2,Lead 3 and aVF

Right atrium and cavity of left ventricle is viewed by V1 and aVR

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