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The value of the electrocardiogram in risk assessment in primary prevention: experience from the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17069838     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Electrocardiograms (ECGs) were recorded at baseline, annually thereafter, and at run-out in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study to which 6595 men aged from 45 to 65 years on entry were recruited. The baseline ECGs were analyzed with respect to (a) the primary end point of the study, namely, fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) and (b) all-cause mortality. In addition, incident MIs were reviewed to determine those detected by ECG only. Heart rate, indexed left ventricular mass, frontal T axis, and T amplitude in lead I were all significantly predictive with respect to the primary end point in a multivariate analysis. With respect to all-cause mortality, minor ST-T changes, 10-second heart rate variability, and frontal T axis were similarly predictive. Of 355 incident MIs, 47.3% were silent or unrecognized and detected by ECG only. A simple ECG-based risk prediction equation for fatal and nonfatal MI is introduced.
Authors:
P W Macfarlane; J Norrie;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial     Date:  2006-10-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of electrocardiology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1532-8430     ISO Abbreviation:  J Electrocardiol     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-25     Completed Date:  2007-01-16     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0153605     Medline TA:  J Electrocardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  101-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. peter.w.macfarlane@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Electrocardiography / methods*,  statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Incidence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mass Screening / methods,  statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*,  mortality*,  prevention & control
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Pravastatin / therapeutic use
Primary Prevention / methods,  statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment / methods*
Risk Factors
Scotland / epidemiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Survival Analysis*
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticholesteremic Agents; 81093-37-0/Pravastatin

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