Comparative accuracy of manual versus computerized electrocardiographic measurement of J-, ST- and T-wave deviations in patients with acute coronary syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1584-1588

  Eskola, Markku J ^a   Nikus, Kjell C ^a   Voipio Pulkki, Liisa Maria ^b   Huhtala, Heini ^c   Parviainen, Tiina ^a   Lund, Juha ^d   Ilva, Tuomo ^d   Porela, Pekka ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 28044457927     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.075     Document Type: Article

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