Electrocardiographic artefact mimicking arrhythmic change on the ECG.
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چکیده
Artefact on electrocardiograms is a source of potential misdiagnosis and may lead to patients' receiving unnecessary treatments. This article present two cases that illustrate this problem, and will briefly look at known internal and external causes of artefact.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
دوره 20 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003