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CHEST LEAD [1 record]

Record 1 1988-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
CONT

The six chest leads ... function as unipolar leads, using the central terminal as the reference point; the chest leads are the positive electrodes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
CONT

Les six dérivations précordiales: Elles ont été introduites par Wilson dans le but d'explorer par des électrodes relativement rapprochées l'activité du ventricule droit et du ventricule gauche (...). Ce sont des dérivations unipolaires qui ont pour référence la borne centrale de Wilson.

Spanish

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