precordial leads
Medical term EKG and Cardiovascular Testing
The six chest leads, V1 to V6, that view the heart in the horizontal plane.
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- murmurAn unusual heart sound heard with a stethoscope, often from a valve or septal defect.
- normal sinus rhythmThe normal heart rhythm, started by the sinus (SA) node at a normal rate.
- P waveThe first wave of the EKG cycle, showing atrial depolarization.
- PR intervalThe EKG measurement from the start of the P wave to the start of the QRS complex.
- Purkinje fibersConduction fibers that spread the impulse through the ventricular walls so the ventricles contract.
- QRS complexThe EKG waveform showing ventricular depolarization.
- repolarizationThe return of a cell to its resting electrical state after depolarization.
- rhythm stripA printed EKG tracing from one lead, often six seconds long, used to assess heart rhythm.