LOINC long common name : Electrocardiograms recorded;
LOINC short name : Electrocardiograms recorded;
LOINC description : To be abstracted from patient's hospital medical records. Record dates of ECGs and
make two copies of FOUR ECG tracings as described below. Send one copy to the ECG
Reading Center and attach one copy to this form: -- If four or fewer tracings were
made, include all tracings. -- If more than four tracings were made, include: 1. First
two codable tracings after admission (ECG#1-First and ECG#2) 2. Last codable tracing
prior to discharge or death (discharge tracing) (ECG-Last) 3. Last codable tracing
on day 3 (or the first tracing thereafter) following an admission or in-hospital event
(ECG#3) 4. The next codable tracing after day 3 -- If the participant is readmitted
(transferred) to the ICU/CCU because of a new episode of chest pain, the first codable
tracing may be sent.;