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{{Short description|Feature of an electrocardiogram}}
[[Image:SinusRhythmLabels.svg|right|thumb|Schematic representation of normal [[Electrocardiography|ECG]]]]
In [[electrocardiography]], the '''ST segment''' connects the [[QRS complex]] and the [[T wave]] and has a duration of 0.
It starts at the J point (junction between the QRS complex and ST segment) and ends at the beginning of the T wave. However, since it is usually difficult to determine exactly where the ST segment ends and the T wave begins, the relationship between the ST segment and T wave should be examined together. The typical ST segment duration is usually around 0.08 sec (80 ms). It should be essentially level with the PR and TP
The ST segment represents the isoelectric period when the ventricles are
==Interpretation==
* [[File:ST segment elevation and depression.jpg|thumb|Illustration of ST segment elevation and depression ]]The normal ST segment has a slight upward concavity.
* Flat, downsloping, or depressed ST segments may indicate [[coronary ischemia]].
* [[ST elevation]] may indicate transmural [[myocardial infarction]]. An elevation of >1mm and longer than 80 milliseconds following the [[J-point]]. This measure has a [[false positive]] rate of 15-20% (which is slightly higher in women than men) and a [[false negative]] rate of
* [[ST depression]] may be associated with subendocardial [[myocardial infarction]], [[hypokalemia]], or [[digitalis toxicity]].<ref name="uab.edu 2010">{{cite web|date=2010-03-25|title=Reading an EKG|url=http://www.uab.edu/emig/yellow_book/yb_reading_ekg.htm|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325192700/http://www.uab.edu/emig/yellow_book/yb_reading_ekg.htm|archive-date=2010-03-25|access-date=2021-11-04|website=uab.edu}}</ref>
==In fetal monitoring==
In [[fetal electrocardiography]], ST waveform analysis (sometimes abbreviated STAN) is used to get an indication of increasing levels of fetal [[base deficit]].<ref>{{
==References==
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[[Category:Cardiac electrophysiology]]
[[Category:Diagnostic cardiology]]
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