Apparent misplacement of chest electrode on left leg: a unique example of electrodal confusion

The American journal of cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 829-830

  Pastor, Juan A ^a,b   Castellanos, Agustin ^a,b   Myerburg, Robert J ^a,b,c   Pallares, Demetrio Sodi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center of Metabolic Treatment   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEG; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; LEG; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0035489957     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01866-5     Document Type: Article

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