A flatline lead I results from bilateral arm-to-leg electrode exchange.

Irwin Hoffman

Journal of Electrocardiology 2008 September

A flatline lead I plus P and T inversions in leads II, III, and aVF in a 31-year-old male patient suggested interchange of the arm and leg electrodes bilaterally. Prompt repetition of the ECG with corrected lead placement resulted in a normal ECG and prevented incorrect diagnosis, workup, and treatment.

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