Electrocardiography: Double check your chest leads
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Electrocardiography (ECG) is a rapid, non-invasive and invaluable diagnostic tool which plays a pivotal role in emergency department (ED) to provide critical information that aids in the timely assessment and management of patients presenting with a variety of cardiac and non-cardiac conditions. The improper placement of the electrodes can cause artifacts which would alter the reading and thus affect the management. The findings of the ECG should be confirmed through an accurate physical examination because, in certain cases, they may result from anatomical irregularities that manifest as ECG alterations resembling cardiac abnormalities.
Authors: Meenakshi Chenniappan, Anshuman Gupta, M. Hanumatha Rao, Amit Gupta, Shweta Ghatge
Institutions: CARE Hospitals, USV (India)
Language: English
Topic: ECG Monitoring and Analysis
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6912154834
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