Abstract
The author argues that the universally employed 12-lead standard electrocardiogram (ECG) which consists of a conglomerate of 3 bipolar limb leads, 6 quasi-unipolar precordial leads acquired via the Wilson's central terminal (WCT), and 3 augmented limb leads recorded via the Goldberger's changing assembly of limb connections, different for each of the augmented leads, is scientifically unsuitable and can be replaced by a 9-lead ECG format comprising the 6 precordial V1-V6 leads and leads VR, VL, and VF, all recorded via the WCT. The reasons and the advantages of such as switch are being discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-106 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Einthoven's limb leads
- Goldberger's central terminal
- Wilson's central terminal
- augmented limb leads
- bipolar ECG leads
- electrocardiogram
- intracardiac electrograms
- limb leads
- multilead body surface potential maps
- new ECG lead configurations
- precordial ECG leads
- unipolar ECG leads