Long QT interval syndrome. A new look at an old electrocardiographic measurement--the power of the computer.
Because clinical studies frequently include only a marginal number of patients, these relatively new, robust statistical techniques will have increased use. The utilization of ROC curves will be more commonplace because they permit the comprehension of the data in a more dynamic mode than merely the reporting of sensitivities and specificities.
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Heart Station and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine 90509.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*