Wilson Leads

Wilson leads

Wilson leads (also known as Wilson leads) are one of the standard leads used in electrocardiography. They are named after the American cardiologist Frank Norman Wilson (1890-1952).

In Wilson leads, electrodes are placed at the following points:

1. Negative electrode (black) - on the right hand.

2. The positive electrode (red) is on the left leg.

3. The grounding electrode is on the right leg.

This arrangement of electrodes allows one to study the electrical activity of the heart in the frontal plane. Wilson leads are used to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, ventricular hypertrophy and other cardiac pathologies.

A feature of Wilson leads is that they provide an image of the electrical axis of the heart in the frontal plane. Therefore, they help determine the position of the heart in the chest.

Thus, Wilson leads are an important diagnostic method of electrocardiography, named after the outstanding American cardiologist Frank Wilson. They provide information about the electrical axis of the heart and are used to diagnose various heart diseases.

Wilson leads.

From Wikipedia:

Wilson (or Wilson) leads are a diagnostic method related to MacBett leads: ECGs are recorded in three standard leads (“I, II, III”), as well as in the lead with the maximum tooth P (V5). This method is usually used in the analysis of variants of atrioventricular conduction anomalies (for example, WPW syndrome, Frederick syndrome, etc.). A variation of Wilson's lead called "Hol semiotics"