Causes of errors in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of atrial fibrillation by physicians

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 450-456

  Davidenko, Jorge Mario ^a,b,c   Snyder, Lisa Simonettta ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b New York Heart Center   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Electrocardiographic errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548146237     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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