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Einthoven's triangle
Concept in electrocardiography / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Einthoven's triangle is an imaginary formation of three limb leads in a triangle used in the electrocardiography, formed by the two shoulders and the pubis.[1] The shape forms an inverted equilateral triangle with the heart at the center. It is named after Willem Einthoven, who theorized its existence.[2]
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Einthoven used these measuring points, by immersing the hands and feet in pails of salt water, as the contacts for his string galvanometer, the first practical ECG machine.[3]