The Normal Electrocardiogram
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An attempt has been made to show that the data available are not altogether adequate for establishing exact criteria for the normal electrocardiogram. Some of the more recent efforts to correct this situation have been reviewed and synthesized so far as possible into a form which it is hoped may be immediately useful. It is emphasized that this report is merely of recent clinical progress in the field. A more comprehensive and statistically complete investigation of the normal electrocardiogram in all age groups remains to be done.
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The concept that a 'normal rate' must be 60-100 bpm is, by most accounts, a construct 'for convenience and for uniformity' as determined by expert consensus.
“The concept that a “normal rate” must be 60–100 bpm is, by most accounts, a construct “for convenience and for uniformity”7 as determined by expert consensus.8”
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- Authors
- KOSSMANN, C. E.
- Affiliations
- Lenox Hill Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- KOSSMANN, CHARLES E.
- Venue
- Circulation
- Published
- 1953-12
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 920-936
- ISSN
- 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-4539
- OpenAlex
- W2092938746
- Cited by
- 147
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 12.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Circulation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › ECG Monitoring and Analysis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Keywords
- normal electrocardiogram, electrocardiographic criteria, reference values, age groups
- MeSH terms
- Electrocardiography, Humans
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