Redefining the ECG in urban South Africans: Electrocardiographic findings in heart disease-free Africans

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2204-2209

  Sliwa, Karen ^a,b,c   Lee, Geraldine A ^c,d   Carrington, Melinda J ^b,c   Obel, Pro ^e   Okreglicki, Andrzej ^a   Stewart, Simon ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MILPARK HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

12 lead ECG; Minnesota coding; Urban Africans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; QTC INTERVAL; R WAVE; REFERENCE VALUE; RESTING HEART RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; SMOKING; SOKOLOW LYON INDEX VOLTAGE; SOUTH AFRICA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

12-LEAD ECG; MINNESOTA CODING; URBAN AFRICANS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883299567     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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