Key result
24-hour ambulatory ECG detects cardiac arrhythmias in healthy elderly populations.
Why the study?
Does 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography detect cardiac arrhythmias in a healthy elderly population?
Population
Healthy elderly population
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for arrhythmia prevalence in healthy elderly; prospective outcome studies needed before screening changes.
Does 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography detect cardiac arrhythmias in a healthy elderly population?
This study investigates the detection of cardiac arrhythmias using 24-hour ambulatory ECG in a healthy elderly population.
Fleg et al. (1983) studied this question. Twenty-four-hour ambulatory electrocardiography detects cardiac arrhythmias in healthy elderly populations.