April 8, 2009Gerontology
A Longitudinal Study of the Prognostic Significance of Ventricular Ectopic Beats in the Elderly
Why the study?
Does the frequency of ventricular ectopic beats predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in healthy elderly individuals?
Population
30 healthy, elderly individuals
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
approximately 2.5 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Absence of correlation suggests ventricular ectopic beats lack prognostic value in healthy elderly; leaves open need for studies in higher-risk groups or longer follow-up.
Structured PICO
Does the frequency of ventricular ectopic beats predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in healthy elderly individuals?
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Population
30 healthy, elderly individuals
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Intervention
24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring to assess ventricular ectopic beats
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Outcome
Subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and mortalityhard clinical
Routine 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring for ventricular ectopic beats does not provide clinically relevant predictive information regarding cardiovascular morbidity or mortality in healthy elderly individuals.
Cite This Study
Kirkland et al. (2009) studied this question.