A Brief History of Computer-Assisted Electrocardiography

P. W. Macfarlane

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1634791

Methods of Information in Medicine, Table of Contents

Methods Inf Med 1990; 29(04): 272-281
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634791

ECG Interpretation Systems

Schattauer GmbH

A Brief History of Computer-Assisted Electrocardiography

P. W. Macfarlane

¹University Department of Medical Cardiology, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland

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Abstract

This paper reviews the history of the development of computer methods for ECG interpretation. Selected highlights are presented which indicate how technological advances have paralleled the growth of the application of the technique to a point where globally over 100 million ECGs per annum are now interpreted by computer.

Key-Words

Computer Interpretation - History - Electrocardiography

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