title: Recommendations for the standardization and interpretation of the electrocardiogram: part II: Electrocardiography diagnostic statement list: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Cardiology Foundation; and the Heart Rhythm Society: endorsed by the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology.
abstract: This statement provides a concise list of diagnostic terms for ECG interpretation that can be shared by students, teachers, and readers of electrocardiography. This effort was motivated by the existence of multiple automated diagnostic code sets containing imprecise and overlapping terms. An intended outcome of this statement list is greater uniformity of ECG diagnosis and a resultant improvement in patient care. The lexicon includes primary diagnostic statements, secondary diagnostic statements, modifiers, and statements for the comparison of ECGs. This diagnostic lexicon should be reviewed and updated periodically.
authors.affiliation: Covance Cardiac Safety Services.
authors.forename: Jay W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: E William
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Leonard S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gettes
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Childers
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Deal
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Josephson
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kligfield
authors.forename: Jan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kors
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macfarlane
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pahlm
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mirvis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Okin
authors.forename: Pentti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rautaharju
authors.forename: Borys
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Surawicz
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Herpen
authors.forename: Galen S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wellens
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014481:United States