Body surface isopotential maps. Clinical application to the diagnosis of myocardial infarction

This paper is a review of recent work relating body surface isopotential maps to the detection of the site and extent of myocardial infarction in cases which are either indetectable or difficult to diagnose through the use of standard 12 lead ECGs. According to the difference of the site and extent of myocardial infarction, the characteristic maps are obtained. Through the use of body surface isopotential maps, the significant clinical information may be obtained in a number of cases, and we can do better with mapping than without it in the evaluation of patients with myocardial infarction.