12-lead electrocardiography

12-lead electrocardiography
electrocardiography performed using the twelve standard leads: the three standard bipolar limb leads, the three augmented unipolar limb leads (aVF, aVL, and aVR), and the six standard precordial leads (V1 to V6).

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