Low voltage on the 12-lead ECG

The 12-lead ECG in peripartum cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND The value of the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to provide prognostic information in the deadly and disabling syndrome peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is unknown. AIMS To determine the prevalence of major and minor ECG abnormalities in PPCM patients at the time of diagnosis, and to establish whether there are ECG correlates of persistent left ventricular dysfunction and/or clinic...

12-lead ECG training: the way forward.

The teaching of electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring has not changed for decades and still very much relies on access to real patients for practice. However there is nowadays an even greater need for modern training tools in this field as more healthcare professionals than ever before need to be trained on 12-lead ECG monitoring techniques. For example in many parts of the UK ambulance paramedi...

Interpreting a postoperative 12-lead ECG waveform.

3T cardiac imaging with on-line 12-lead ECG monitoring

Background We previously demonstrated rapid detection of acute ischemia inside MRI using a prototype MRI-conditional 12-lead ECG system [1] equipped with hardware to remove artifacts produced by the MRI gradients. We also synchronized [2] high-field (1.5-7T) scanners using triggers from 12-lead traces following Magneto-HydroDynamic voltage removal. A commercial 12-lead ECG system might allow pe...

12-lead ECG in the athlete: physiological versus pathological abnormalities.

Participation in sports activity and regular physical training is associated with physiological structural and electrical changes in the heart (athlete's heart) that enable sustained increases in cardiac output for prolonged periods. Cardiovascular remodelling in the conditioned athlete is often associated with ECG changes. In rare cases, abnormalities of an athlete's ECG may reflect an underly...