Open AccessAssociation of Major and Minor ECG Abnormalities With Coronary Heart Disease Events
Author(s) -
Douglas C. Bauer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2012.434
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , proportional hazards model , cardiology , angina , unstable angina , population , confidence interval , environmental health
In populations of older adults, prediction of coronary heart disease (CHD) events through traditional risk factors is less accurate than in middle-aged adults. Electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities are common in older adults and might be of value for CHD prediction.
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