Why the study?
Does monitoring the right precordial lead V4R improve the detection of peri-operative ischaemic events in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery?
Population
60 patients undergoing coronary artery surgery, including 34 with only left-sided coronary disease and 26…
Comparison
Monitoring the right precordial lead in… vs Monitoring standard leads (II and V5) alone.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
peri-operative
Authors
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May support V4R addition for ischaemia detection in right occlusive disease; leaves open need for outcome trials before practice change.
Does monitoring the right precordial lead V4R improve the detection of peri-operative ischaemic events in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery?
Monitoring the right precordial lead V4R during coronary artery bypass grafting significantly improves the detection of peri-operative ischaemia in patients with right-sided occlusive disease.
Hert et al. (1989) studied this question.
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