"Flat line" in a limb lead
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"Flat line" in a limb lead
J Insur Med.
2012.
Abstract
A life insurance applicant's electrocardiogram shows a flat line in one of the standard leads and new Q waves in the inferior leads. The clinical and risk assessment implications are reviewed.
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