The search for non-invasive markers of cardiac diseases comes back to the 12-lead electrocardiogram

Identification of patients at high risk of acute myocardial ischemia and/or malignant ventricular arrhythmias is a major but still unsolved research issue and an important unmet clinical need. During the past 30 years, several groups have researched different clinically-defined populations and developed and tested methodologies to identify patients at risk, often with contrasting and unsatisfactory results [1]. Generally, whereas negative tests were consistently associated with a low disease incidence and/or favorable outcomes, positive tests often failed to identify the majority of patients at risk.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research