Common errors in computer electrocardiogram interpretation.

Maya E. Guglin; Deepak Thatai

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Common errors in computer electrocardiogram interpretation.

January 25, 2006

Guglin ME, Thatai D. Int J Cardiol. 2006;106(2):232-7.

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The investigators studied errors in electrocardiogram reading and found that computerized diagnostic interpretations of life-threatening conditions were often inaccurate.

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