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American Heart Journal

Volume 37, Issue 2, February 1949, Pages 161-186
American Heart Journal

Original communication
The ventricular complex in left ventricular hypertrophy as obtained by unipolar precordial and limb leads,☆☆

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Abstract

The electrocardiographic patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy or left ventricular strain in standard limb lead records have received considerable attention from investigators1–10. Less detailed attention has been paid to the pattern of left ventricular hypertrophy when using the unipolar limb and precordial leads. The typical pattern obtained by unipolar techniques has been described previously, 11–15 but the atypical ones and those showing lesser degrees of abnormalities have not been detailed adequately. The practical importance of the electrocardiographic position of the heart and of the time of onset of the intrinsic deflection of the ventricular complexes as an aid in diagnosis has been emphasized already11,16. The purpose of the present investigation is to evaluate the criteria, using unipolar limb and precordial leads, for the recognition of the atypical and early patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy; to determine the frequency of the characteristic changes noted by Wilson and his associates11; and to study the diagnostic value of the electrocardiographic position of the heart and of the time of onset of the intrinsic deflection (ventricular activation time).

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    Presented in preliminary form before the Western Society of Clinical Research, Nov. 1, 1946.

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    Supported in part by a grant from Mrs. Albert E. Schwabacher.

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