Improving electrocardiogram interpretation in the clinical setting

Agreement in electrocardiogram interpretation in patients with septic shock*

“…While cardiology fellowships address the skill of ECG interpretation with a specific curriculum and as part of the board examination and certification process, no other specialties have standardized this important part of training (19). Experts in this area propose formal instruction using standardized criteria to improve ECG interpretation (20).…”

The Role of Standard 12-lead ECG in a Telecardiology Consultation Service

“…Numerous studies have compared cardiologists and non-cardiologists in their ability to recognize ECG changes. A review of the literature showed a wide variety in skills among various specialities (Mele, 2008). Non-cardiologists were in disagreement with the cardiologist reference interpretations from 4 % to 64 % of the time, depending on the specific abnormality in question.…”

Classification of electrocardiogram and auscultatory blood pressure signals using machine learning models

“…As stated in Mele (2008), an estimated 300 million ECGs are performed each year. As such, there is a clear need for reliable and accurate interpretation tools of ECG readings.…”