The relationship between electrical axis by 12-lead electrocardiogram and anatomical axis of the heart by cardiac magnetic resonance in healthy subjects

American Heart Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 507-512

  Engblom, Henrik ^a   Foster, John E ^b   Martin, Thomas N ^b   Groenning, Bjoern ^b   Pahlm, Olle ^a   Dargie, Henry J ^b   Wagner, Galen S ^c   Arheden, Håkan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 24944591863     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.10.041     Document Type: Article

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