Einthoven's triangle: Lead errors and an algorithm for solution

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 329, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-77

  Bennett, Freeman T ^a   Bennett, Kenneth R ^a,b   Markov, Angel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiovascular Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Lead errors; Lead misplacement

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; REVIEW;

EID: 13844256292     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200502000-00004     Document Type: Review

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