Validation of 12-lead tele-electrocardiogram transmission in the real-life scenario of acute coronary syndrome

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 315-318

  Schwaab, Bernhard ^a   Katalinic, Alexander ^b   Richardt, Gert ^c   Kurowski, Volkhard ^b   Krüger, Dietmar ^d   Mortensen, Kai ^e   Lorenz, Eduard ^c   Sheikhzadeh, Abdolhamid ^b,c  

^a Curschmann Klinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c Segeberger Kliniken   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SYNDROME; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNDROME; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 35748958355     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763306778558204     Document Type: Article

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