Electrocardiograms during Preparticipation Athletic Evaluations: Is the Selective Use a Compromise to Mass Screening?
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Accuracy of interpretation of preparticipation screening electrocardiograms.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of pediatric cardiologists' interpretations of electrocardiograms (ECGs). STUDY DESIGN A series of 18 ECGs that represented conditions causing pediatric sudden cardiac death or normal hearts were interpreted by 53 members of the Western Society of Pediatric Cardiology. Gold-standard diagnoses and recommendations were determined by 2 electrophysiologists (100...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.07.040