Feasibility and findings of large-scale electrocardiographic screening in young adults: Data from 32,561 subjects

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1555-1559

  Marek, Joseph ^a   Bufalino, Vince ^a   Davis, Johneen ^a   Marek, Kathleen ^a   Gami, Apoor ^a   Stephan, William ^a   Zimmerman, Frank ^a  

^a Midwest Heart Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Electrocardiogram; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Long QT syndrome; Screening; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICAGO; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053058260     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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