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Notation System and Overlay Diagrams for the Analysis of Paced Electrocardiograms
Author(s) -
BERNSTEIN ALAN D.,
PARSONNET VICTOR
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1983.tb06584.x
Subject(s) - medicine , notation , overlay , reliability engineering , programming language , arithmetic , computer science , engineering , mathematics
With the advent of adaptive dual‐chamber pacing, the interaction between the pacemaker and the heart is becoming increasingly complex and the interpretation of paced electrocardiograms more difficult. We have developed a set of notation conventions for use in teaching and rhythm‐atrip analysis. Easily‐drawn symbols delineate successful, unsuccessful, and inhibited pacing and sensing events as well as refractory and blanking periods. Another application is to generate movable transparent overlays after programming a pacemaker, to be used in interpreting subsequent rhythm strips.