Electrode positions, transformation coordinates for ECG reconstruction from S-ICD vectors.
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SUBMITTER: Wilson DG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5369008 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
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Electrode positions, transformation coordinates for ECG reconstruction from S-ICD vectors.
Wilson David G DG Cronbach Peter L PL Panfilo D D Greenhut Saul E SE Stegemann Berthold P BP Morgan John M JM
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The article contains data pertaining to the reconstruction of an 8-lead ECG from 2 subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator vectors. The location of electrodes on the precordium required for the data collection are detailed; the flow chart for patient selection and exclusion is shown; the summary data of the root mean square error (RMSE) (in microvolts) and Pearson <i>r</i> for the ECG transformation all cases and the pearson correlation for all the leads measured and reconstructed le ...[more]
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