The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the 12-lead ECG could be substituted by ECG sets with a limited number of leads. Materials and methods: The performance of three ECG systems (ie ...

If the limb lead that was supposed to be attached to the right arm is put on the left arm — and vise-versa — a characteristic appearance will be seen on ECG that includes: Predominantly ...

Identifying an acute myocardial infarction on the 12-lead ECG is the most important thing you can learn in ECG interpretation. Time is muscle when treating heart attacks. Missing a ST segment ...

As noted above, the precordial leads are unreliable, compromising by their inclusion calculations deriving from the set of 12 ECG leads. It appears, therefore, that using sums of data from the six ...

The ability to identify an abnormality on the 12-lead ECG, suggestive of underlying cardiac disease associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD), is based on a sound working knowledge of the normal ECG ...

1 The majority of disorders associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), such as cardiomyopathies and primary electrical diseases, are suggested by abnormal findings present on an ECG ...