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-===Examples===
+===How to measure QT if the QT segement is abnormal===
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-Image:lastigeQT1.png|The T wave is broad, but the tangent crosses the baseline before the T wave joins the baseline. The QT interval would be overestimated when this last definition of the end of the T wave would be used.
+!colspan='3'|How to measure QT if the QT segement is abnormal
-Image:lastigeQT2.png|The ECG does not meet the baseline after the end of the T wave. Still, the crossing of the tangent and baseline should be used for measurements.
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-Image:lastigeQT3.png|A bifasic T wave. The tangent to the 'hump' with the largest amplitude is chosen. This can change from beat to beat, making it more important to average several measurements.
+|[[File:lastigeQT1.png|250px]]
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+|[[File:lastigeQT2.png|250px]]
+|[[File:lastigeQT3.png|250px]]
+|-
+|The T wave is broad, but the tangent crosses the baseline before the T wave joins the baseline. The QT interval would be overestimated when this last definition of the end of the T wave would be used.
+|The ECG does not meet the baseline after the end of the T wave. Still, the crossing of the tangent and baseline should be used for measurements.
+|A bifasic T wave. The tangent to the 'hump' with the largest amplitude is chosen. This can change from beat to beat, making it more important to average several measurements.
+|}
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