Effects of Age and Habitus upon the Mean Electrical Axis of the Electrocardiogram in Normal Males
Authors: ARTHUR J. LUSKIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 October 1961Effects of Age and Habitus upon the Mean Electrical Axis of the Electrocardiogram in Normal MalesARTHUR J. LUSKIN, M.D., GERALD H. WHIPPLE, M.D.ARTHUR J. LUSKIN, M.D., GERALD H. WHIPPLE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-4-610 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is well known that obesity and increasing age are associated with a tendency to leftward deviation of the electrical axis of the electrocardiogram. Nevertheless, the limits for the range of normal axis used clinically do not take these factors into account. A single range of normal is ordinarily applied to all adults regardless of their age and habitus because no quantitative standards have been developed. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ARTHUR J. LUSKIN, M.D.; GERALD H. WHIPPLE, M.D.Affiliations: Boston, MassachusettsReceived for publication June 2, 1961.From the Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston 18, Mass.Supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Heart Association.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Gerald H. Whipple, M.D., Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, 750 Harrison Avenue, Boston 18, Mass. 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