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- Pahlm, Ulrika, et al.
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Comparison of teaching the basic electrocardiographic concept of frontal plane QRS axis using the classical versus the orderly electrocardiogram limb lead displays
- 1997
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Ingår i: American Heart Journal. - 1097-6744. ; 134:6, s. 1014-1018
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study compares the effectiveness of teaching the calculation of frontal plane QRS axis with the use of the classical versus the orderly electrocardiographic limb lead display. Eighty-three students from two environments were randomized into two groups and were taught to determine frontal plane axis with one of the methods. The accuracy and time to determine the axis were tested on 10 electrocardiograms. In the United States the group using the classical display achieved 4.2 (+/-2.7) correct answers, whereas those using the orderly method achieved 6.8 (+/-3.0) (p = 0.0006). The classical group used 9.2 (+/-2.8) minutes to complete the test, whereas the orderly group needed 7.2 (+/-2.0) minutes (p = 0.015). The results achieved in Sweden were similar. The use of the orderly electrocardiographic limb lead display results in greater diagnostic accuracy in less time than the classical display when determining the frontal plane QRS axis.
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- Pahlm, U S, et al.
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The standard 11-lead ECG. Neglect of lead aVR in the classical limb lead display
- 1996
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Ingår i: Journal of Electrocardiology. - 1532-8430. ; 29 Suppl, s. 270-274
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigates how the format of limb lead display influences electrocardiographic (ECG) interpretation. The positive aspect of lead aVR (included in the classical display) is directed opposite to that of the other leads. This could lead to an ECG interpreter's disregard of lead aVR, thus providing a "standard 11-lead ECG." It is hypothesized that when using the classical limb lead display, ECG interpreters often ignore lead aVR, even when considering complex ECGs. Thirty-five of the participants attending this International Society of Computerized Electrocardiology meeting were asked to interpret five complex ECGs, displayed in the classical format. Lead aVR had been replaced by lead -aVR on all of these recordings. Second, the participants were asked if they (1) used all 12 leads, (2) used lead aVR, and (3) noticed that lead aVR had been changed. The results indicate that a vast majority of interpreters (80-94%) did not detect when lead aVR had been reversed. This suggests that interpreters only use 11 of the standard leads when presented with the classical display method to evaluate clinical problems.
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- Johanson, Per, 1963, et al.
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An academic ECG core lab perspective of the FDA initiative for digital ECG capture and data management in large-scale clinical trials
- 2005
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Ingår i: Drug Information Journal. - 0092-8615. ; 39:4, s. 345-351
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Maximal utility of accessible data is attractive to all partners in clinical research, whether it directly improves patient care or more accurately allows identification of the safety and efficacy of a new drug or procedure. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has presented a guideline draft addressing digitization of electrocardiogram (ECG) data in clinical trials to improve the standards for collection, analysis, and storage of safety information on new medical therapies. This FDA initiative has led to discussions and collaboration among the FDA, the pharmaceutical industry, the electrocardiographj, manufacturers, and the academic as well as the nonacademic EGG core labs. In this article, we present a broad-based viewpoint from two groups of academic EGG core labs, the Alliance of Academic EGG Core Labs and the Virtual Electronic EGG Corelab International Consortium. We have chosen to widen the perspective from using digitized EGG data in safety trials only, as addressed by the FDA guideline draft, to a discussion on the possibilities and the potential problems when using digitized EGG data also in large clinical trials focusing on efficacy measurements. We conclude that the benefit of digital data mining is probably well worth an initial incremental effort and expense.
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- Ripa, R S, et al.
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Comparison between human and automated electrocardiographic waveform measurements for calculating the Anderson-Wilkins acuteness score in patients with acute myocardial infarction
- 2005
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Ingår i: Journal of Electrocardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1532-8430 .- 0022-0736. ; 38:2, s. 96-99
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Anderson-Wilkins (AW) electrocardiographic (ECG) acuteness score complements time from pain onset in prognostic stratification of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, for the AW acuteness score to be of practical use in the acute situation, it must be an integral component of a commercial automated ECG analysis program. The objective of this study was to determine the concordance between human and computer measurements and calculation of the AW acuteness score. The mean difference in AW acuteness score was 0.11 +/- 0.66 for anterior and -0.07 +/- 1.24 for inferior AMI. Ninety-nine percent of the differences were found to be 1.0 or less for the anterior AMI group, and 91.7% were 1.0 or less in the inferior AMI group. The differences were primarily caused by minor disagreements in measurements. In conclusion, the AW acuteness score established using manual ECG waveform measurements can be implemented into commercial automated ECG analysis programs to achieve practical use in clinical decision support for patients with AMI.
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