ECG Voltage and Vector Analysis for Heart Axis Determination

• Erica Farnsworth ^[1] ; Mark A. Milanick ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Missouri

     University of Missouri

     Township of Columbia, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 59, Nº. 9, 2021, págs. 720-723
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Often students think of ECGs (electrocardiograms) as a diagnostic tool for heart attacks. In this activity, students are able to develop an approach to examine an ECG in order to determine what is known as the mean electrical axis (MEA) of their ventricle. In doing so, they not only learn another use for ECGs, they are able to see a real-world application and gain an understanding of dipoles and of vector analysis