Key result
Among adults aged 65 and older, 22.4% had evidence of ischaemic heart disease, and 5-year mortality was 1.5 to 2 times higher in those with an abnormal electrocardiogram.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence, risk factor association, and 5-year survival of ischaemic heart disease in elderly people living at home?
Population
501 people aged 65 and more living at home
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5-year period
Authors
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Higher IHD prevalence with smoking in elderly warrants assessment; leaves open causal confirmation in trials.
Observational (n=501)
What is the prevalence, risk factor association, and 5-year survival of ischaemic heart disease in elderly people living at home?
Ischaemic heart disease is highly prevalent in the elderly living at home, and the presence of an abnormal ECG identifies a subgroup with significantly higher 5-year mortality.
Kennedy et al. (1977) conducted an observational in Ischaemic heart disease (n=501). Ischaemic heart disease vs. Subjects without ischaemic heart disease was evaluated on Prevalence of clinical and/or electrocardiographic evidence of ischaemic heart disease. Among adults aged 65 and older, 22.4% had evidence of ischaemic heart disease, and 5-year mortality was 1.5 to 2 times higher in those with an abnormal electrocardiogram.