Why the study?
Do resting electrocardiographic abnormalities predict total mortality in a general adult population?
Population
19,662 adults (9,348 men and 10,314 women) aged 20 or more from the Copenhagen City Heart Study
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Major ECG abnormalities were associated with mortality; hypothesis-generating for screening utility and requires prospective validation.
Do resting electrocardiographic abnormalities predict total mortality in a general adult population?
Resting ECG has limited value for population screening in adults under 50, but major abnormalities strongly predict total mortality.
Östör et al. (1981) studied this question.
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