Recommendations for the standardization and interpretation of the electrocardiogram. Part I: The electrocardiogram and its technology: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Cardiology Foundation; and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 394-412

  Kligfield, Paul ^a   Gettes, Leonard S ^a   Bailey, James J ^a   Childers, Rory ^a   Deal, Barbara J ^a   Hancock, E William ^a   van Herpen, Gerard ^a   Kors, Jan A ^a   Macfarlane, Peter ^a   Mirvis, David M ^a   Pahlm, Olle ^a   Rautaharju, Pentti ^a   Wagner, Galen S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; computers; diagnosis; electrocardiography; electrophysiology; intervals; potentials; tests

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ST SEGMENT; STANDARDIZATION; WAVEFORM;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33847354863     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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