Why the study?
Do specific ECG abnormalities predict coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease events in hypertensive individuals?
Population
5800 Finns from a nationwide population sample, categorized by blood pressure (normotensive and hypertensive).
Comparison
Presence of 15 specific ECG abnormalities vs Absence of these ECG abnormalities /…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 10.4 ± 2.2 years
Authors
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ECG abnormalities may flag higher CHD/CVD risk in hypertension; leaves open whether ECG-guided interventions improve outcomes.
Do specific ECG abnormalities predict coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease events in hypertensive individuals?
ECG abnormalities such as LVH, ST/T changes, positive T wave in aVR, and poor R-wave progression are highly prevalent in hypertensive patients and significantly improve cardiovascular risk prediction.
Lehtonen et al. (2016) studied this question.
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