Open AccessA Proposal for a 9‐Lead Electrocardiogram Recorded via the Wilson's Central Terminal
Author(s) -
Madias John E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/anec.12040
Subject(s) - precordial examination , terminal (telecommunication) , medicine , lead (geology) , cardiology , electrocardiography , computer science , telecommunications , geology , geomorphology
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 V 1 ‐V 6 leads and leads VR, VL, and VF, all recorded via the WCT. The reasons and the advantages of such as switch are being discussed.