Superiority of the limb leads over the precordial leads on the 12-lead ECG in monitoring fluctuating fluid overload in a patient with congestive heart failure

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 395-399

  Madias, John E ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

12 lead ECG; Body volume conductor impedance; Congestive heart failure; Electrocardiography; Electrophysiology; Limb leads; Peripheral edema; Precordial leads

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARVEDILOL; CLOPIDOGREL; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; SIMVASTATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LIMB; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT FLUCTUATION;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ELECTRODES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 34548184859     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.10.059     Document Type: Article

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