The ECG has\ncome a long way since Nobel prize winning Willem Einthoven invented the first\npractical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1895. The 3 lead string\ngalvanometer also known as the Einthoven galvanometer he introduced in 1901 was\n7 metres long, required 5 operators and weighed over 270 kiliograms!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the\noriginal \u201cEinthoven triangle\u201d configuration which refers to the imaginary inverted equilateral triangle centered on the\nchest and the points being the standard leads on the arms and leg was chosen largely for convenience it is still in use\ntoday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wonder what Einthoven would make of the new\nAliveCor KardiaMobile 6L PMS Instruments have launched today? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things have definitely come on in the 159 years\nsince he was born. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new AliveCor KardiaMobile 6L records a six lead 30 second clinically validated ECG using a smartphone or tablet and App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 9cm long and weighing 24 g the KardiaMobile 6L\nhas two electrodes on the top and one on the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two electrodes on the top are for your fingers,\nand the one on the bottom to contact the skin of your left leg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To record a 6 lead ECG hold the KardiaMobile 6L in\nyour hands, placing your fingers on the front electrodes then touch the third\nelectrode to the skin of your left knee or ankle. It’s that easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why six leads?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2 fingers and left leg configuration allow the KardiaMobile\n6L to record Lead I, II, II, aVL, aVR, and aVF ECG leads which are known as the\nfrontal plane leads recording vertical and lateral electrical forces. By\nlooking at the axis through the heart each of the individual 6 leads records\nthe ECG from a slightly different perspective giving 6 times more information\nthan the original KardiaMobile 1 Lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s 6 more times data for the KardiaMobile App\nand for your Doctor to analyse and providing more visibility into certain\narrhythmias that are leading indicators of cardiovascular disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example with the 6 leads of ECG\ndata the KardiaMobile 6L records it could be possible to identify if there is\nany deviation of axis out of the normal range in the frontal plane and if P\nwaves are present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the launch of the KardiaMobile 6L six really is\nbetter than one! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The ECG has come a long way since Nobel prize winning Willem Einthoven invented the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1895. The 3 lead string galvanometer also known as the Einthoven galvanometer he introduced in 1901 was 7 metres long, required 5 operators and weighed over 270 kiliograms! Although the original \u201cEinthoven triangle\u201d … Continue reading “New AliveCor KardiaMobile 6L And The Diagnostic Power Of Six Leads”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[84,96,128,26,39],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions\/331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmsinstruments.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}