Electrocardiogram voltage discordance: interpretation of low QRS voltage only in the limb leads

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-286

  Chinitz, Jason S ^a   Cooper, Joshua M ^b   Verdino, Ralph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Limb leads; Low voltage; QRS complex; Voltage discordance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 45049088594     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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