GE Healthcare Marquette 12SL ECG - Manual (Page 3)

• Analysis of Artificially–Paced Rhythms – When an
artificial pacemaker stimulus is detected, the Marquette
12SL program will identify the underlying rhythm. And in
conjunction with the CAM HD, GE’s high-definition ECG
acquisition module, the 12SL program is able to identify
a biventricular paced rhythm.
• Acute Coronary Syndrome Tool – The 12SL ACS tool †††
provides higher-sensitivity analysis for ST-Elevated MI
or Acute Ischemia for patients suspected of having an
acute cardiac event. The tool heavily weighs the finding
of ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression. This is a very
important and highly-specific indicator of STEMI and ACS that
has been found to “identify patients who stand to benefit
most from early interventional strategies.”
4 A study evaluated
on over 1,900 clinically correlated ECGs from patients
suspected of having ACS showed that the ACS tool:
– Improved the sensitivity of emergency physicians’
interpretation of acute myocardial infarction by 50%
and cardiologists’ interpretations by 26%, with no loss
of specificity
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– Improved the sensitivity of emergency physicians’
acute ischemic syndrome interpretation by 53% while
maintaining a specificity of 91%
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Why use the GE Marquette 12SL
ECG analysis program?
• Meets all applicable standards for computerized
resting ECG analysis 6 , including 15 lead analysis
for pediatric patients. 7
• Automated decision support that has clinical “gold
standard” verified accuracy and is tested against
a large database of ECGs with multiple diseases
and varying degrees of abnormality.
• Suggests additional findings not initially detected
and encourages careful, targeted review of the
ECG tracing.
• Computerized analysis including atrial arrhythmias,
pace detection, and QT measurement.
• Minimizes the time spent over-reading ECGs. 8
• Provides measurements of heart rate, axis, intervals
and durations.
• Pediatric age-driven interpretation criteria.
• Adult gender and age driven interpretation criteria
for acute MI. Utilized in pre-hospital defibrillators to
identify clinically-significant changes and expedite
patient care in time-critical environments.
• Assists with ECG interpretation training assistance.
A pioneer in technology innovation
GE has pioneered the technology and expertise by making
the Marquette 12SL program available throughout a patient’s
entire cardiac experience, from pre-hospital through follow-up.
The Marquette 12SL program operates on a variety of platforms
and currently exists in these areas:
• Pre-hospital environment
• Emergency department
• General hospital departments
• CCU/ICU
• Exercise testing labs
• Clinics
• Physician offices
Advanced Interpretation of Paced Rhythms
Marquette 12SL provides analysis for detecting bi-ventricular
pacemakers, identifying the underlying rhythm, in addition to
the chamber(s) being paced