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British heart journal · Jun 1976
Serial 3 orthogonal lead electrocardiographic abnormalities after pulmonary embolism. Computer assisted study.
- F Dunn, A Henderson, P W Macfarlane, F Moran, and T D Lawrie.
- Br Heart J. 1976 Jun 1;38(6):589-94.
AbstractThe 3 orthogonal lead electrocardiogram has been evaluated with computer assisted interpretation in 20 patients with acute pulmonary embolism confirmed by pulmonary angiography. Initial 3-lead electrocardiographic abnormalities were found to be at least as helpful as the 12-lead electrocardiogram in supporting the clinical diagnosis. In addition, however, sequential changes in both the maximum QRS and T vector orientations in frontal and transverse planes were more often apparent than any sequential changes in the 12-lead electrocardiogram. While no specific 3 lead electrocardiographic criterion for pulmonary embolism could be determined, this technique was more helpful than conventional methods in following serial electrocardiographic changes in patients with this condition.
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