Patient-initiated transtelephone transmission of electrocardiographic signals in the diagnosis of arrhythmias

Thirty-one patients who had complained of recurrent palpitations were given transtelephone transmitters of electrocardiographic signals and instructed to use the transmitters while they were having symptoms. From the transcribed electrocardiograms sinus tachycardia was documented in 12 patients, par...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal 1979-01, Vol.120 (1), p.56-59
Main Author: Berman, N. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Modems
Tachycardia - diagnosis
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal - diagnosis
Telephone
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Summary:Thirty-one patients who had complained of recurrent palpitations were given transtelephone transmitters of electrocardiographic signals and instructed to use the transmitters while they were having symptoms. From the transcribed electrocardiograms sinus tachycardia was documented in 12 patients, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia in 7, atrial fibrillation in 4, atrial flutter in 3, frequent ventricular premature beats in 4 and ventricular tachycardia in 1. Patient-initiated transtelephone transmission of electrocardiographic signals was found to be an effective means of documenting the nature of symptomatic paroxysmal tachycardia.
ISSN:0008-4409