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March 5, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Prognostic Ability of ECG Findings in Predicting Cardiovascular Events: A Five-Year Nested Case-Cohort Study in an Iranian Population (Shiraz Heart Study).

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SMSeyed Alireza MirhosseiniPreventive CardiologyPAPouria AzamiGeneral CardiologyRSRaziye SaeedizadeShiraz University of Medical Sciences

Key Result

Baseline ECG parameters independently predict cardiovascular events beyond traditional ASCVD risk factors in an Iranian population over five years.

Key Points

  • To evaluate how baseline ECG parameters can independently predict cardiovascular events beyond traditional ASCVD risk factors.
  • Conducted a nested case-cohort study within the Shiraz Heart Study
  • Analyzed baseline ECG parameters
  • Assessed cardiovascular event outcomes over five years
  • Baseline ECG parameters provided independent prognostic information
  • ECG markers improved risk stratification for cardiovascular events
  • Need for external validation in diverse populations identified

Structured PICO

Do baseline ECG parameters predict cardiovascular events beyond traditional ASCVD risk factors in an Iranian population?

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Population
Iranian population (Shiraz Heart Study)
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Intervention
Baseline ECG parameters
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Comparator
Traditional ASCVD risk factors
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Outcome
Cardiovascular eventscomposite

Baseline ECG parameters offer independent prognostic value for cardiovascular events, potentially enhancing traditional ASCVD risk stratification.

Limitations

  • Requires external validation in larger and diverse populations

Abstract

Baseline ECG parameters provide independent prognostic information for cardiovascular events beyond traditional ASCVD risk factors. These findings highlight the potential of ECG markers to enhance risk stratification, although external validation in larger and diverse populations is warranted before clinical implementation.

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Mirhosseini et al. (2026) studied this question. Baseline ECG parameters independently predict cardiovascular events beyond traditional ASCVD risk factors in an Iranian population over five years.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91dd2d6127c7a504c1060https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71830
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