Why the study?
Do ECG characteristics and their prognostic significance for mortality differ between Whites and Asians?
Population
Whites and Asians from two large community-based cohorts
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support race-specific ECG references in Asians; leaves open clinical utility pending validation.
Do ECG characteristics and their prognostic significance for mortality differ between Whites and Asians?
Racial differences in ECG characteristics between Whites and Asians may necessitate race-specific ECG reference ranges for cardiovascular risk assessment.
Santhanakrishnan et al. (2016) studied this question.
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