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Article: Standard protocol improves diagnosis of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
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- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- September 5, 2004
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2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Providing a standard diagnostic protocol for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia enables house officers to improve their rate of correct diagnosis.
According to recent research from Ireland, "Accident and emergency (A&E) senior house offices (SHOs) have difficulties in interpreting the electrocardiogram (ECG) in narrow complex tachycardia."
"Correct ECG interpretation is fundamental to patient management in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. This study aimed to assess the ability of A&E SHOs to interpret the ECG in this setting," wrote S.F. O'Rourke and colleagues, Tralee General Hospital, Accident & ...