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Normal ECG values were determined using computer-assisted measurement of the ECGs of 2,141 white children aged 0 to 16 years divided into 12 age groups.
These values are plotted on graphs containing the second, fifth, 25th, 50th, 75th, 95th, and 98th percentiles for each age group. This provides a convenient, fast, and practical method for comparing the values found in a given ECG with those found in a normal population, taking into account the evolution of ECG patterns with age.
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Supported in part by the Medical Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Heart Foundation (Québec division), la Fondation Justine-Lacoste-Beaubien, L'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and the Macdonald Stewart Foundation.
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Davignon, A., Rautaharju, P., Boisselle, E. et al. Normal ECG standards for infants and children. Pediatr Cardiol 1, 123–131 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02083144
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