Publications
Research from the Electrocardiology Section has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Nature Communications, and the Journal of Electrocardiology.
Bibliometrics from Scopus (Author ID 56689458300), Professor Peter Macfarlane.
Books & E-books
Comprehensive Electrocardiology
Edited by Macfarlane PW, van Oosterom A, Pahlm O, Kligfield P, Janse M, Camm J
Definitive reference work in 4 volumes covering all aspects of electrocardiology
View on SpringerKey Publications
Foundational papers describing the methodology and validation of the Glasgow Program.
Methodology of ECG interpretation in the Glasgow program
Macfarlane PW, Devine B, Latif S, McLaughlin S, Shoat DB, Watts MP
Methods Inf Med, 1990PMID: 2233383
Evolution of the Glasgow program for computer-assisted reporting of electrocardiograms—1964/1998
Macfarlane PW
Acta Cardiol, 1998PMID: 9684035
Evaluation of the electrocardiographic criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy
Morrison I, Clark E, Macfarlane PW
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg, 2007PMID: 17584713
Assessment of ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy
Localization of accessory pathways in the Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern — physician versus computer interpretation of the same algorithm
McGavigan AD, Clark E, Quinn FR, Rankin AC, Macfarlane PW
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 2007PMID: 17669083
Validation of WPW localisation algorithm
Precordial electrode placement in women
Macfarlane PW, Colaco R, Stevens K, Reay P, Beckett C, Aitchison T
Neth Heart J, 2003PMCID: PMC2499893
Research Areas
Publications organised by research focus area.
Methodology & Validation
Peer-reviewed research describing the methodology and validation of the Glasgow Program.
Effects of age, sex, and race on ECG interval measurements
Macfarlane PW, McLaughlin SC, Devine B, Yang TF
J Electrocardiol, 1994PMID: 7884351
View on PubMedMethods for improving the repeatability of automated ECG analysis
McLaughlin SC, Aitchison TC, Macfarlane PW
Methods Inf Med, 1995PMID: 7666806
View on PubMedJ wave patterns — morphology, prevalence and nomenclature
Macfarlane PW, Clark EN, Heng JS
J Electrocardiol, 2013PMID: 24075127
View on PubMedRacial differences in the ECG — selected aspects
Macfarlane PW, Katibi IA, Hamde ST, et al.
J Electrocardiol, 2014PMID: 25193321
View on PubMedComparison of automated interval measurements by widely used algorithms in digital electrocardiographs
Kligfield P, Badilini F, Denjoy I, et al. (incl. Macfarlane PW)
Am Heart J, 2018PMID: 29898835
View on PubMedClinical Trials & Epidemiology
Landmark trials and studies whose ECGs were processed by the Glasgow ECG Core Lab, co-authored by the Section.
Prevention of coronary heart disease with pravastatin in men with hypercholesterolaemia (WOSCOPS)
Shepherd J, Cobbe SM, Ford I, et al.
N Engl J Med, 1995PMID: 7566020
Landmark statin primary-prevention trial
View on PubMedPravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial
Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, et al.
Lancet, 2002PMID: 12457784
View on PubMedAutomatic diagnosis of the 12-lead ECG using a deep neural network
Ribeiro AH, Ribeiro MH, Paixão GMM, et al. (incl. Macfarlane PW)
Nat Commun, 2020PMID: 32273514
View on PubMedExternal Resources
Professional organisations and educational resources related to electrocardiology.