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The single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is widely used in watches and other wearable devices, with proven efficacy in cardiac rhythm interpretation. However, for morphological ECG interpretation, multiple viewpoints (leads) are generally necessary.\n Approach<\/jats:italic>\n . This contribution introduces a novel methodology to rotate the QRS waveform of a single-lead ECG for estimating QRSs of different viewpoints that may be more favorable for morphological interpretation. This rotation can be achieved by recognizing that the three-dimensional QRS loop is approximately planar, and that the shape of any one\u2014dimensional projection of a planar loop can be determined entirely by its component on the QRS plane. In particular, this methodology models a single-lead QRS as a composition of an \u2018intrinsic component\u2019 specific to the individual and an \u2018angular component\u2019 represented as a simple sinusoid defined by the \u2018phase\u2019 of the QRS along the continuum between monophasic and biphasic waveforms. Indeed, for any single-lead QRS of an arbitrary viewpoint on the QRS plane, its phase can be computed based on its isoelectric zero-crossing(s). Rotation of a QRS to a different (target) viewpoint can then be achieved by substitution of the angular component of the QRS with the angular component of the target phase.\n Main results<\/jats:italic>\n . The performance of this methodology is assessed in this work with the large PhysioNet PTB-XL database, as a proof-of-concept application, where single-lead QRS complexes and their respective monophasic rotations are evaluated for single-lead prediction of human-annotated 12-lead ECG interpretation of left bundle branch block. Results for\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n 224<\/mml:mn>\n \n 871<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n single-lead predictions of left bundle branch block via incorporating QRS rotation demonstrate a\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n 12.6<\/mml:mn>\n %<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n gain in positive predictive value and a\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n 8.9<\/mml:mn>\n %<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n gain in\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n F<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n 1 score for corresponding sensitivities of at least\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n 0.8<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n .\n Significance<\/jats:italic>\n . 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