A vector-based, 5-electrode, 12-lead monitoring ECG (EASI) is equivalent to conventional 12-lead ECG for diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-28

  Wehr, Gabriele ^a   Peters, Ron J ^b   Khalifé, Khalifé ^c   Banning, Adrian P ^d   Kuehlkamp, Volker ^e   Rickards, Anthony F ^f   Sechtem, Udo ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac care unit; Myocardial ischemia; Physiological monitoring; ST segment changes; Vector ECG

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE INVERSION; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 29444442305     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. B.J. Drew, M.M. Pelter, and M.G. Adams 12-Lead ST-segment monitoring vs single-lead maximum ST-segment monitoring for detecting ongoing ischemia in patients with unstable coronary syndromes Am J Crit Care 7 1998 355
2. M.W. Krucoff, Y.R. Jackson, and M.K. Kehoe Quantitative and qualitative ST segment monitoring during and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Circulation 81 3 Suppl 1990 IV20
3. P. Johanson, G.S. Wagner, and M. Dellborg ST segment monitoring in patients with acute coronary syndromes Curr Cardiol Rep 5 2003 278
4. GE. Dower, A. Yakush, and S.B. Nazzal Deriving the 12-lead electrocardiogram from four (EASI) electrodes J Electrocardiol 21 Suppl 1988 S182
5. GE. Dower EASI 12-lead electrocardiography 1996 Totemite Inc. Point Roberts (Wash)
6. B.J. Drew, M.G. Adams, and M.M. Pelter ST segment monitoring with a derived 12-lead electrocardiogram is superior to routine cardiac care unit monitoring Am J Crit Care 5 1996 198
7. The GUSTO-III Investigators A comparison of reteplase with alteplase for acute myocardial infarction N Engl J Med 338 1998 8
8. J.R. Landis, and G.G. Koch The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data Biometrics 33 1977 159
9. S. Savonitto, D. Ardissino, and C.B. Granger Prognostic value of the admission electrocardiogram in acute coronary syndromes JAMA 281 1999 707
10. P.M. Rautaharju, S.H. Zhou, and E.W. Hancock Comparability of 12-lead ECGs derived from EASI leads with standard 12-lead ECGS in the classification of acute myocardial ischemia and old myocardial infarction J Electrocardiol 35 Suppl 2002 35
11. K.E. Kindwall, J. Brown, and M.E. Josephson Electrocardiographic criteria for ventricular tachycardia in wide complex left bundle branch block morphology tachycardias Am J Cardiol 61 1988 1279
12. B.J. Drew, M.M. Scheinman, and G.T. Evans Jr. Comparison of a vectorcardiographically derived 12-lead electrocardiogram with the conventional electrocardiogram during wide QRS complex tachycardia, and its potential application for continuous bedside monitoring Am J Cardiol 69 1992 612
13. B.J. Drew, M.G. Adams, and M.M. Pelter Comparison of standard and derived 12-lead electrocardiograms for diagnosis of coronary angioplasty-induced myocardial ischemia Am J Cardiol 79 1997 639
14. T. Jernberg, B. Lindahl, and L. Wallentin ST-segment monitoring with continuous 12-lead ECG improves early risk stratification in patients with chest pain and ECG nondiagnostic of acute myocardial infarction J Am Coll Cardiol 34 1999 1413
15. M.M. Pelter, M.G. Adams, and B.J. Drew Transient myocardial ischemia is an independent predictor of adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes treated in the telemetry unit Heart Lung 32 2003 71
16. F. Pelliccia, C. Cianfrocca, and G. Marazzi Continuous 12-lead ST-segment monitoring improves identification of low-risk patients with chest pain and a worse in-hospital outcome Clin Cardiol 25 2002 57
17. K.M. Akkerhuis, P.A. Klootwijk, and W. Lindeboom Recurrent ischaemia during continuous multilead ST-segment monitoring identifies patients with acute coronary syndromes at high risk of adverse cardiac events; meta-analysis of three studies involving 995 patients Eur J Heart 22 2001 1997
18. T. Jernberg, P. Abrahamsson, and B. Lindahl Comparison of continuous vectorcardiography and continuous 12-lead electrocardiography of patients with unstable coronary disease: do they identify the same population? Coron Artery Dis 12 2001 187
19. B.J. Drew, M.M. Pelter, and S.F. Wung Accuracy of the EASI 12-lead electrocardiogram compared to the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing multiple cardiac abnormalities J Electrocardiol 32 Suppl 1999 38
20. H. Blanke, M. Cohen, and G.U. Schlueter Electrocardiographic and coronary arteriographic correlations during acute myocardial infarction Am J Cardiol 54 1984 249
21. M. Sejersten, O. Pahlm, and J. Pettersson The relative accuracies of ECG precordial lead waveforms derived from EASI leads and those acquired from paramedic applied standard leads J Electrocardiol 36 2003 179
22. E. Bonnefoy, F. Lapostolle, and A. Leizorovicz Comparison of Angioplasty and Prehospital Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction study group. Primary angioplasty versus prehospital fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction: a randomised study Lancet 360 2002 825
23. P.G. Steg, E. Bonnefoy, and S. Chabaud Comparison of Angioplasty and Prehospital Thrombolysis In acute Myocardial infarction (CAPTIM) Investigators. Impact of time to treatment on mortality after prehospital fibrinolysis or primary angioplasty: data from the CAPTIM randomized clinical trial Circulation 108 2003 2851 [electronic publication 2003 Nov 17]