| Title | Electrocardiographic findings in a healthy biracial population. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Investigators. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Vitelli LL, Crow RS, Shahar E, Hutchinson RG, Rautaharju PM, Folsom AR |
| Journal | Am J Cardiol |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 453-9 |
| Date Published | 1998 Feb 15 |
| ISSN | 0002-9149 |
| Keywords | African Continental Ancestry Group, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Cholesterol, Coronary Disease, Electrocardiography, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors |
| Abstract | It has been well documented that the prevalence of certain electrocardiographic (ECG) findings among individuals free of coronary heart disease (CHD) differs by race. However, it is not known whether these differences exist independently of CHD risk factors (e.g., hypertension). We examined the ECG tracings of 2,686 apparently healthy, middle-aged African-American and white men and women who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study and were at low risk of CHD. Using the Minnesota Code, among men, 46% of African-Americans, but only 25% of whites, had a minor ECG finding (p |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00937-5 |
| Alternate Journal | Am J Cardiol |
| PubMed ID | 9485136 |
| Grant List | N01-HC-55015 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-55016 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-55018 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |