Diagnostics

New Clinical Competence Statement Released For ECG Interpretation

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, December 9th, 2001

The electrocardiogram (ECG) has been providing clues to the heart's electrical activity and overall health since the early 1900s. Still, divining the meaning behind the jagged peaks and valleys that make up an ECG tracing is a skill that must be honed by training and maintained by regular practice.

Now, an expert panel of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association has developed a clinical competence statement to ensure that ECGs are interpreted in accordance with recognized standards of quality. The document defines not only the range of clinical conditions and ECG findings physicians should be familiar with - nearly 90 in all - but also the...

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