title: "Flat line" in a limb lead.
abstract: A life insurance applicant's electrocardiogram shows a flat line in one of the standard leads and new Q waves in the inferior leads. The clinical and risk assessment implications are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Ross MacKenzie Consulting, 2261 Constance Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5L8, Canada. rossmackenzieconsulting@msn.com
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life; D018570:Risk Assessment