Expert consensus document on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram: The task force on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram in Japan: Part 2: Current status of inappropriate automated diagnosis is widely used electrocardiographs in Japan

Takao Katoh; Masaaki Yashima; Naohiko Takahashi; Eiichi Watanabe; Takanori Ikeda; Yuji Kasamaki; Naokata Sumitomo; Norihiro Ueda; Hiroshi Morita; Masayasu Hiraoka

doi:10.1002/joa3.12646

Expert consensus document on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram: The task force on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram in Japan: Part 2: Current status of inappropriate automated diagnosis is widely used electrocardiographs in Japan

J Arrhythm. 2021 Oct 19;37(6):1427-1433. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12646. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Takao Katoh^{1

2}, Masaaki Yashima², Naohiko Takahashi³, Eiichi Watanabe⁴, Takanori Ikeda⁵, Yuji Kasamaki⁶, Naokata Sumitomo⁷, Norihiro Ueda⁸, Hiroshi Morita⁹, Masayasu Hiraoka¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Clinic of Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. Sumida-ku Japan.
² Nippon Medical School Department of Cardiology Bunkyo-ku Japan.
³ Oita University Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination Yufu Japan.
⁴ Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital Toyoake Japan.
⁵ Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital Tokyo Japan.
⁶ Kanazawa Medical University Himi Medical Center Himi Japan.
⁷ Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Saitama Japan.
⁸ Nagoya City University Department of Medical Education Nagoya Japan.
⁹ Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama Japan.
¹⁰ Tokyo Medical & Dental University Bunkyo-ku Japan.

Abstract

It is important to objectively grasp the current status of automated electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnosis. This report aimed to analyze and evaluate ECG records that our members have encountered as an inappropriate diagnosis in real-world clinical practices.

Keywords: ECG; automated diagnosis.