Simple method for measuring heart vector of isolated animal hearts

Authors

C V. NELSON, Maine Medical Center

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-9-1961

Institution/Department

Cardiology

Journal Title

Science (New York, N.Y.)

MeSH Headings

Animals; Heart; Rabbits; Vectorcardiography

Abstract

The spatial dipole moment of a perfused animal heart suspended at the center of a fluid-filled sphere can be found in magnitude and direction to a good approximation by three sets of bipolar measurements. The method has been applied in finding the vectorcardiograms of turtle and rabbit hearts.

ISSN

0036-8075

Comments

Maine Medical Center Historical Publications

First Page

1831

Last Page

2

Recommended Citation

NELSON CV. Simple method for measuring heart vector of isolated animal hearts. Science. 1961;133(3467):1831-1832. doi:10.1126/science.133.3467.1831