A community-based study on electrocardiographic abnormalities of adult population from South India - Findings from a cross sectional survey

Autor: Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan, Zachariah Geevar, Krishnan Nair Venugopal, Padinhare Purayil Mohanan, Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan, Ganapathi Sanjay, Shanmugasundaram Devika, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Indian Heart Journal, Vol 74, Iss 3, Pp 187-193 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0019-4832
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.05.001
Popis: Background: There are no data on electrocardiographic (ECG) findings from general population of Indian subcontinent. We analyzed ECG abnormalities of in adults as part of a community survey of prevalence of coronary artery disease and risk factors from South India. Methods and results: In this cross-sectional study of men and women between the ages 20 to 79 years, ECGs recorded digitally were analyzed using the Minnesota code. Electrocardiograms were analyzed for abnormalities in 4630 participants (women 59.6%). The overall prevalence of ECG abnormalities (39.9%) was higher in men (47.24% vs. 34.9% p
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