Pre-hospital diagnosis of myocardial ischaemia by telecardiology: Safety and efficacy of a 12-lead electrocardiogram, recorded and transmitted by the patient

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-44

  Schwaab, Bernhard ^a   Katalinic, Alexander ^b   Riedel, Jens ^c   Sheikhzadeh, Abdolhamid ^b  

^a Curschmann Klinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c Segeberger Kliniken   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; ERROR; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; P WAVE; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 14844341105     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633053430412     Document Type: Article

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