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Electrocardiographic Body Surface Mapping pp 31–38Cite as

Isopotential Mapping in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 60))

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Electrocardiographic patterns are standard markers of acute myocardial infarction. In this review, we shall 1] explore the potential values of the electrocardiogram in evaluation of patients with acute myocardial infarction, 2] identify reasons why body surface isopotential mapping may be of added value, 3] summarize our applications of these mapping methods, and 4] comment upon the limitations of isopotential mapping efforts undertaken to this date. By doing so, we shall attempt to delineate the appropriate position of body surface mapping methods in the study of acute myocardial infarction.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    R. Th. van Dam

  2. Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    A. van Oosterom

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Mirvis, D.M. (1986). Isopotential Mapping in Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: van Dam, R.T., van Oosterom, A. (eds) Electrocardiographic Body Surface Mapping. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4303-2_5

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