Re: ECG software development

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I don't see why not. It is about the quickest, easiest, cheapest thing you
can do - other than using a stethoscope and it gives you a lot of
information. Calcium scoring would not tell you if you are having an MI for
example.


Nether ECG at 100%. It is not reliable test to detect MI.

If ECG is so good, why ER docs do CK-MB, LDH, troponin...?



There is no 100%. You could not just check cardiac enzymes either. I think the
EKG is better because it will detect problems where cardiac enzymes are not
involved and it is quicker - which is obviously important if you are having an
MI.

Also some of the enzyme tests can give false positives.

Also, you might have asked yourself the reverse question: If EKGs are not
useful why are they being done at all?

They are being done because the criteria for emergency therapies to
treat acute myocardial infarction (ie heart attack) are EKG-based.

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