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Chapter 2. System Configuration
The chest electrodes of 12-lead ECG should be placed in the following sites:
● C1 (V1): Fourth intercostal space at the right margin of the sternum
● C2 (V2): Fourth intercostal space at the left margin of the sternum
● C3 (V3): Midway between V2 and V4
● C4 (V4): Fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line
● C5 (V5): Left anterior axillary line at the horizontal level of V4
● C6 (V6): Left midaxillary line at the horizontal level of V4
Figure 2-9 Connection of the Chest Electrodes
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