Mirror image electrocardiograms and additional electrocardiographic leads: new wine in old wineskins?

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-250

  Kors, Jan A ^a   van Herpen, Gerard ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancellation; Electrocardiography; Lead vector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIPOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIRROR IMAGE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; PRECORDIAL ECG LEAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT; TECHNICAL AID;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 42149130249     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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