Important Paper on Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Standards published
A large group of heart specialists and scientists, including many who work with virtual physiological human (VPH) projects from many different domains have come together to state that Cardiac experimental electrophysiology is in need of a well-defined Minimum Information Standard for recording, annotating, and reporting experimental data.
The group, who come from 44 different universities and institutions from all over the world have recently produced a draft standard, called Minimum Information about a Cardiac Electrophysiology Experiment (MICEE). This draft standard has been published in the October issue of the Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology journal.The ultimate goal is to develop a useful tool for cardiac electrophysiologists which facilitates and improves dissemination of the minimum information necessary for reproduction of cardiac electrophysiology research, allowing for easier comparison and utilisation of findings by others. It is hoped that this will enhance the integration of individual results into experimental, computational, and conceptual models.
This type of initiative is exactly the aim of many in the VPH community. In its present form, the draft is intended for assessment and development by the research community. They invite the reader to join this effort, and, if deemed productive, implement the Minimum Information about a Cardiac Electrophysiology Experiment standard in their own work.
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