The Stanford/PAVA data collection form for coding J waves on routine screening 10second ECGs

Muhammad Soofi; Divya Saini; Victor Froelicher

doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.06.024

The Stanford/PAVA data collection form for coding J waves on routine screening 10second ECGs

J Electrocardiol. 2013 Sep-Oct;46(5):404-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.06.024.

Authors

Muhammad Soofi¹, Divya Saini, Victor Froelicher

Affiliation

¹ The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA. soofi.2@osu.edu

PMID: 23981306
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.06.024

Abstract

The study of J waves and slurs and their association with cardiovascular death is clouded by the lack of a standardized coding or classification methodology. Over the past three years of studying these ECG patterns, we have evolved a Data Entry Form that is designed to resolve some of the key issues. These issues include the effect of other ECG findings, whether the QRS-ST junction occurs before or after the J waves, if contiguous leads are required and rules to distinguish J waves from fragmented QRS complexes. This form is now being used to code the ECGs of 44,000 VA patients and the follow up is being extended to 15years to resolve these issues.

Keywords: Cardiovascular death; ECG; J waves.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / classification*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography / methods*
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
Syndrome
Terminology as Topic*