TY - JOUR T1 - Interpretation of electrocardiograms in primary care JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 406 LP - 406 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X686293 VL - 66 IS - 649 AU - Gurvinder Sahota AU - Jaspal Singh Taggar Y1 - 2016/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/649/406.1.abstract N2 - The recently published article by Begg and colleagues, ‘Electrocardiogram interpretation and arrhythmia management: a primary and secondary care survey’,1 found that within primary care there was substantial error in the interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) by healthcare professionals (HCPs), predominately comprising GPs, than secondary care cardiologists. Moreover, one-third of HCPs felt uncomfortable with interpreting ECGs. Begg and colleagues discuss the implications of unsafe ECG analysis and … ER -