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Comparison of waveforms in conventional 12-lead ECGs and those derived from EASI leads in children

Pahlm, Olle LU ; Pettersson, J ; Thulin, A ; Feldman, CL ; Feild, DQ and Wagner, GS (2003) In Journal of Electrocardiology 36(1). p.25-31
Abstract
To investigate the possibility of simplifying electrocardiogram (ECG) recording in children, we compared waveforms in conventional 12-lead ECGs to those derived from EASI leads in 221 children of various ages. The conventional 12-lead ECGs and the ECGs using EASI electrode positions were collected simultaneously. We developed and determined the value of age-specific transformation coefficients for use in deriving 12-lead ECGs from the signals recorded at the EASI sites. We compared the results of using age-specific coefficients to the results of using adult coefficients and studied the "goodness-of-fit" between the conventional and the derived 12-lead ECGs. The age-specific coefficients performed slightly better than the adult... (More)
To investigate the possibility of simplifying electrocardiogram (ECG) recording in children, we compared waveforms in conventional 12-lead ECGs to those derived from EASI leads in 221 children of various ages. The conventional 12-lead ECGs and the ECGs using EASI electrode positions were collected simultaneously. We developed and determined the value of age-specific transformation coefficients for use in deriving 12-lead ECGs from the signals recorded at the EASI sites. We compared the results of using age-specific coefficients to the results of using adult coefficients and studied the "goodness-of-fit" between the conventional and the derived 12-lead ECGs. The age-specific coefficients performed slightly better than the adult coefficients, and good agreement was usually attained between the conventional 12-lead ECG and the EASI-derived 12-lead ECG. Our conclusion is that EASI leads in children have the same high levels of "goodness-of-fit" to replicate conventional 12-lead ECG waveforms, as reported earlier in adults. (Less)
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congenital heart disease, resting ECG, children
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Journal of Electrocardiology
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36
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1
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25 - 31
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Elsevier
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1532-8430
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10.1054/jelc.2003.50006
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English
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  author       = {{Pahlm, Olle and Pettersson, J and Thulin, A and Feldman, CL and Feild, DQ and Wagner, GS}},
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  keywords     = {{congenital heart disease; resting ECG; children}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{25--31}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Electrocardiology}},
  title        = {{Comparison of waveforms in conventional 12-lead ECGs and those derived from EASI leads in children}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/jelc.2003.50006}},
  doi          = {{10.1054/jelc.2003.50006}},
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