Key result
Twenty-four-hour ECG detects frequent arrhythmias in healthy elderly, including SVPBs in 100% of subjects.
Population
Thirty-two healthy elderly subjects aged 73 and 82 years without known cardiovascular disease
Design
Observational cross-sectional study
Authors
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High arrhythmia prevalence on Holter in asymptomatic elderly warrants interpretive caution; leaves open age-specific thresholds and outcome implications.
Observational (n=32)
Twenty-four hour electrocardiography reveals a high prevalence of asymptomatic supraventricular and ventricular premature beats in healthy elderly individuals.
Andersson et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Healthy elderly without known cardiovascular disease (n=32). Twenty-four hour electrocardiography was evaluated on Arrhythmia prevalence. Twenty-four hour electrocardiography in healthy elderly subjects revealed supraventricular premature beats in 100%, ventricular premature beats in 84%, and supraventricular tachycardia in 63%.
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