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October 1, 1961Archives of Internal Medicine

Among 67,375 electrocardiograms taken upon asymptomatic and apparently healthy individuals, 2,527 abnormalities (3.7%) were recorded.

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Why the study?

What is the incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in asymptomatic, apparently healthy U.S. Air Force personnel?

Population

67,375 asymptomatic and apparently healthy U.S. Air Force personnel

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

DBD. F. Blake

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Overview

May inform ECG interpretation thresholds in healthy adults; leaves open prognostic value and screening utility pending prospective data.

Structured PICO

What is the incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in asymptomatic, apparently healthy U.S. Air Force personnel?

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Population
67,375 asymptomatic and apparently healthy U.S. Air Force personnel
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Outcome
Incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalitiessurrogate

A large-scale repository analysis revealed a 3.7% incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalities among asymptomatic, apparently healthy U.S. Air Force personnel.

Cite This Study

D. F. Blake (1961) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20823947fdc8d429f4218ahttps://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1961.03620100146032
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