IMPORTANCE OF RECORDING LEAD V-1 IN THE 7TH RIGHT INTERCOSTAL SPACE IN DIAGNOSING CORPULMONALE

Authors
BHAN AK MITTAL SR LALGADIYA M
Citation
Ak. Bhan et al., IMPORTANCE OF RECORDING LEAD V-1 IN THE 7TH RIGHT INTERCOSTAL SPACE IN DIAGNOSING CORPULMONALE, International journal of cardiology, 43(1), 1994, pp. 99-100
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
99 - 100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1994)43:1<99:IORLVI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Right-sided chest bads V, to V,R were recorded in the 4th to 7th inter costal spaces in 25 cases of corpulmonale secondary to chronic obstruc tive pulmonary disease and in an equal number of age-matched controls. Results were compared with findings in the conventional electrocardio gram. Chest leads recorded in the seventh right intercostal space alon g the right sternal border could detect 24% of cases of corpulmonale t hat were missed by conventional leads.