TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrocardiographic Patterns Resulting From Improper Connections of the Right Leg (Ground) Cable
AU - CASTELLANOS, AGUSTIN
AU - SAOUDI, NADIR C.
AU - SCHWARTZ, ALAN
AU - SODI‐PALLARES, DEMETRIO
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1985/5
Y1 - 1985/5
N2 - The patterns resulting from improper connections of the right leg (ground) cable to the right arm, left arm, and left leg electrodes (hardly ever discussed in books dealing with electrocardiography) are presented and their genesis is explained. Knowledge about this technical error is important because it: (1) may be misinterpreted os resulting from switching the right arm and left arm cables: and, worse, (2) may not be recognized, which, in patients with abnormal electrocardiograms, can lead to clinically significant errors in interpretation.
AB - The patterns resulting from improper connections of the right leg (ground) cable to the right arm, left arm, and left leg electrodes (hardly ever discussed in books dealing with electrocardiography) are presented and their genesis is explained. Knowledge about this technical error is important because it: (1) may be misinterpreted os resulting from switching the right arm and left arm cables: and, worse, (2) may not be recognized, which, in patients with abnormal electrocardiograms, can lead to clinically significant errors in interpretation.
KW - Central Terminal
KW - Einthoven's triangle
KW - artifacts (electrocardiographic)
KW - electrodes
KW - leads
KW - technique (electrocardiographic)
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1985.tb05772.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1985.tb05772.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2582383
AN - SCOPUS:0021919080
VL - 8
SP - 364
EP - 368
JO - PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
JF - PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
SN - 0147-8389
IS - 3
ER -