Why the study?
Is electrocardiographic diagnosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction specific for true myocardial infarction in critically ill ICU patients?
Population
46 intensive care unit patients whose electrocardiogram interpretation software indicated acute ST-segment…
Design
Cohort, Blinded, board-certified cardiologist
Follow-up
96 hours
Authors
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STEMI diagnoses by computer in ICU patients rarely indicate true MI; hypothesis-generating for ECG specificity in critical illness.
Is electrocardiographic diagnosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction specific for true myocardial infarction in critically ill ICU patients?
Computer-based and expert electrocardiographic diagnosis of STEMI in critically ill patients is highly nonspecific and rarely correlates with true myocardial infarction.
Rennyson et al. (2010) studied this question.
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