Simple diagnosis of limb-lead reversals by predictable changes in QRS axis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-277

  Ho, Reginald T ^a,c   Mukherji, Lena ^a   Evans Jr , G Thomas ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computing; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LEG; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; QRS COMPLEX;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745077642     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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