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	<partitionDescription>
		<title>WAVC Wave Components</title>
		<date>2012-09-26</date>
		<version>0.8.7</version>	<!-- "0.8.7" corresponds to "8g", updated on 2009-09-26  -->
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		<discriminatorRef idref="MDC_ECG_discrim_WAVC_AOI"/>
		<basePart>10</basePart>
		<baseCode>256</baseCode>
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	<Terms>
		<termSectionTitle>Normal components</termSectionTitle>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_PWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, P wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>P wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>P wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>256</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PWAVE</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_24</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_PPWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, P' wave (2nd deflection in P wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>P' wave (second deflection in P wave) (P and P' waves have opposite signs)</Description>
			<DisplayName>P' wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>320</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PPWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_PPPWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, P'' wave (3rd deflection in P wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>P'' wave (third deflection in P wave) (P' and P" have opposite signs)</Description>
			<DisplayName>P'' wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>384</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PPPWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_QWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Q wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Q wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>Q wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>448</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>QWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_QSWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, QS wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>QS wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>QS wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>512</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>QSWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_RWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, R wave, Following Beat, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>R wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>R wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>576</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>RWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_RRWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, R' wave (2nd deflection in R Wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>R' wave (second deflection in R wave) (R and R' waves have same sign)</Description>
			<DisplayName>R' wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>640</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>RRWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_RRRWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, R'' wave (3rd deflection in R Wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>R'' wave (third deflection in R wave) (R, R' and R" have same sign)</Description>
			<DisplayName>R'' wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>704</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>RRRWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_NOTCH</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Notch, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Notch, a slight but distinct change in the direction of a WAVC deflection, contained entirely within that deflection.  Typically associated with Q-, R- and/or S-wave.</Description>
			<DisplayName>Notch</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>768</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>NOTCH</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_SWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, S wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>S wave (S and R/R' waves have opposite signs)</Description>
			<DisplayName>S wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>832</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>SWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_SSWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, S' wave (2nd deflection in S Wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>S' wave (second deflection in S Wave)  (S' and R'/R" waves have opposite signs)</Description>
			<DisplayName>S' wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>896</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>SSWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_SSSWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, S" wave (3rd deflection in S Wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>S" wave (third deflection in S Wave) (S" and R'/R" waves have opposite signs)</Description>
			<DisplayName>S" wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>960</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>SSSWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_TWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, T wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>T wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>T wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1024</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>TWAVE</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_27</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_TTWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, T' wave (2nd deflection in T Wave), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>T' wave (second deflection in T Wave) (T and T' waves have opposite signs)</Description>
			<DisplayName>T' wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1088</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>TTWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_UWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, U wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>U wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>U wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1152</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>UWAVE</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_29</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_DELTA</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Delta wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Delta wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>Delta wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1216</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>DELTA</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_IWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Isoelectric region between global QRS onset and actual onset or QRS in given lead., Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Isoelectric region between global QRS onset and actual onset of QRS in given lead</Description>
			<DisplayName>I wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1280</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>IWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_KWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Isoelectric region between actual offset of QRS in given lead and global QRS offset., Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Isoelectric region between actual offset of QRS in given lead and global QRS offset</Description>
			<DisplayName>K wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1344</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>KWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_JWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Osborne wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Osborne wave, late and typically upright terminal deflection of QRS complex; amplitude increases as temperature decreases.  ECG finding typically associated with hypothermia.</Description>
			<DisplayName>J wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1408</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>JWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Composite wave components</termSectionTitle>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_PQRSTWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Entire beat (Pon to Toff excluding U), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Entire Beat (Pon to Toff, excluding U)</Description>
			<DisplayName>PQRST wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1472</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PQRSTWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_QRSTWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Entire beat (Qon to Toffexcluding P and U), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Entire Beat (Qon to Toff, excluding P and U)</Description>
			<DisplayName>QRST wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1536</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>QRSTWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_QRSWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Entire QRS wave (excluding PTand U), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Entire QRS (excluding P, T and U)</Description>
			<DisplayName>QRS wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1600</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>QRSWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_TUWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, TU fused wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>TU fused wave</Description>
			<DisplayName>TU wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1664</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>TUWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Abnormal wave components</termSectionTitle>
		<term exclude="_FB _PB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_VFLWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Ventricular flutter wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Ventricular flutter wave (optional)  (the appropriate ventricular rhythm call is mandatory)</Description>
			<DisplayName>V flutter wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1728</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>VFLWAVE</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_31</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_FB _PB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_AFLWAVE</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Atrial flutter wave, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Atrial flutter wave (optional)  (the appropriate atrial rhythm call is mandatory)</Description>
			<DisplayName>Atrial flutter wave</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1792</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>AFLWAVE</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Segments</termSectionTitle>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_ISO</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Isoelectric point or segment, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Isoelectric point or segment</Description>
			<DisplayName>Isoelectric point</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1856</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>ISO</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_PRSEG</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, PR Segment, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>PR Segment</Description>
			<DisplayName>PR Segment</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1920</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PRSEG</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_STSEG</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, ST Segment, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>ST Segment</Description>
			<DisplayName>ST Segment</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>1984</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>STSEG</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>ST Measurement</termSectionTitle>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_STJ</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, J-point, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>J-point</Description>
			<DisplayName>J-point</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2048</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>STJ</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA _FB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_STM</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, ST measurement point, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>ST measurement point</Description>
			<DisplayName>ST meas point</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2112</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>STM</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Miscellaneous</termSectionTitle>
		<term exclude="_FB _PB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_ARFCT</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Isolated QRS-like artifact, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Artifact</Description>
			<DisplayName>Artifact</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2176</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>ARFCT</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_16</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_FB _PB">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_CALP</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Calibration pulse (individual pulse), Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Calibration pulse</Description>
			<DisplayName>Calibration pulse</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2240</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>CALP</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_STCH</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, ST change, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>ST change</Description>
			<DisplayName>ST change</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2304</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>STCH</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_18</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_TCH</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, T-wave change, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>T-wave change</Description>
			<DisplayName>T-wave change</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2368</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>TCH</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_19</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term exclude="_NA">
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_WAVC_VAT</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern | Wave, Component, Ventricular Activation Time, Ass'n NOS, AOI NOS | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Ventricular Activation Time, also termed the intrinsic or intrinsicoid deflection (onset to peak of depolarization wave)</Description>
			<DisplayName>Ventricular Activation Time</DisplayName>
			<CODE10>2432</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>VAT</Mnemonic>
		</term>
	</Terms>
	<note>The MIT-BIH annotations ARFCT, PWAVE, TWAVE and UWAVE are considered "artifact" and are noted on an informative and infrequent basis if it was likely that they could be falsely detected as QRS complexes.  If transferred to this format, use [0,0] "unknown association".</note>
	<note>STCH, TCH and FLWAVE are considered 'informative' in the MIT-BIH database.  If transferred to this format, use [0,0] "unknown association".</note>
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