üLT

English translation: heart axis is < -30°

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German term or phrase:	üLT
English translation:	heart axis is < -30°
Entered by:	Celia Bodnar

14:53 Oct 4, 2012

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / ECG report

German term or phrase: üLT

from ECG report: reiner Schrittmacherrhythmus, üLT, Hf = 86/min

Celia Bodnar KudoZ activity Questions: 67 (2 open) (5 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 16 Canada
Local time: 10:30

heart axis is < -30°

Explanation:
überdrehter Linkstyp

see:
http://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Datei:Cabrera_circle_-_german.s...
http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/medstudent/pcc/ecg/axis.html

Explanation: since the axis nomenclature in German is different from the English axis nomenclature, it is more precise to state the degree of the axis than to provide an incorrect literal translation.

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Note added at 8 mins (2012-10-04 15:02:23 GMT)
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See the following link for Anne's explanation:
http://eng.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/medical:_cardiol...

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Patricia Daehler
United States
Local time: 10:30

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heart axis is < -30°

Patricia Daehler

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heart axis is < -30°

Patricia Daehler
United States
Local time: 10:30
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 68

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Thanks for the answer and the links to excellent discussion

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