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unipolar limb lead — any unipolar array in which the exploring electrode is placed on a limb; designated VF, VL, and VR. In practice, it is usually modified; see augmented unipolar limb l … Medical dictionary
unipolar pacemaker — an implanted pacemaker in which the lead has a single stimulating electrode, the cathode, with the anode connected to an indifferent electrode, usually the outer surface of the pulse generator … Medical dictionary
augmented unipolar limb lead — a unipolar limb lead that has been modified by disconnecting the input of the limb to the central terminal, increasing the voltage output; the three standard leads are designated aVF, aVL, and aVR … Medical dictionary
aVF lead — an augmented unipolar limb lead in which the positive (exploratory) electrode is on the left leg … Medical dictionary
aVL lead — an augmented unipolar limb lead in which the positive (exploratory) electrode is on the left arm … Medical dictionary
aVR lead — an augmented unipolar limb lead in which the positive (exploratory) electrode terminal is on the right arm … Medical dictionary
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) … Medical dictionary
limb lead — an array in which any registering electrodes are attached to limbs; it may be unipolar or bipolar … Medical dictionary
Electrocardiogram — An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm ) is a noninvasive transthoracic graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical activity of the heart over time. Its name is made of… … Wikipedia
Emanuel Goldberger — (* 1913 in New York City; † 7. Mai 1994 in Jupiter, Florida), war ein amerikanischer Kardiologe. Auf ihn gehen die (pseudo )unipolaren Extremitäten Ableitungen nach Goldberger zurück, die heute Bestandteil eines jeden 12 Kanal Elektrokardiogramms … Deutsch Wikipedia
