Comparison of lead aVR " net QRS area" and " peak-to-peak amplitude" as indices of all limb electrocardiogram leads: Implications for the diagnosis, management, and follow-up in patients with heart failure

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1037-1040

  Madias, John E ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude of QRS complexes; AVR limb lead; Comparison of methods; Electrical potentials; Electrical signals; Electrocardiogram; Electrophysiology; Heart failure; Limb ECG leads; Net QRS area; Peripheral edema

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON OF METHODS; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; HEART FAILURE; NET QRS AREA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; QRS COMPLEXES;

ALGEBRA; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FLUID BALANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIMB LEAD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QRS COMPLEX AMPLITUDE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84865561780     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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