Abstract
This brief review is aimed primarily as a resource for the clinician and summarizes recent advancements in electrocardiographic monitoring in the intensive care unit. Emphasis is placed on recent advances in ICU ECG and cardiac event monitoring with particular attention to arrhythmia detection in patients following myocardial infarction. Specific topics addressed include: clinical indicators of impending arrhythmic events and sudden death, signal averaged ECG, QT dispersion, ST segment fluctuation, T-wave alternans, QT interval beat-to-beat variability, heart rate variability, and advances in automated arrhythmia detection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 190-195 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Cardiac electrophysiology review |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2002 |
Keywords
- Arrhythmia detection
- Electrocardiogram
- QT dispersion
- ST segment fluctuation
- Signal averaged ECG
- T-wave alternans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine