Detection of arrhythmias in a representative sample of the Athens population.

Abstract:

:The prevalence and type of arrhythmias has been studied in a representative sample of 2000 Athenians, aged 18-81 years, who underwent exercise testing on a treadmill according to the Bruce protocol. It was found that 121 persons (mean age 55.7 +/- 14.9 years, 31% greater than 65 years), exhibited arrhythmias on the ECG during either the exercise or the 10 min period following it (prevalence 6.05%). The age-adjusted prevalence was 6.7%, that is 7.1% for men and 6.2% for women. Out of these 2000 Athenians 43 (2.15%) exhibited unifocal VPCs (23 with greater than or equal to 3 VPCs min-1 and 20 with less than 2 VPCs min-1), 10 (0.5%) multifocal VPCs (6 with single and 4 with paired VPCs), 12 (0.6%) bigeminy, 25 (1.25%) supraventricular PCs, 16 (0.8%), supraventricular PCs and VPCs, 5 (0.25%) respiratory arrhythmia, 3 (0.15%) coronary sinus rhythm, 3 (0.15%) atrial fibrillation, one (0.05%) ventricular tachycardia, 2 (0.1%) first-degree and one (0.05%) second-degree AV block. In 32 out of those 121 persons arrhythmias were present also at rest (26.5%). Ventricular premature contractions and/or supraventricular PCs were the most common type of arrhythmias (87.6%). The majority of VPCs (69%) and supraventricular PCs (80%) appeared during the 10-min observation period following exercise. Coronary heart disease and valvular heart defects were found more frequently among the participants with than those without arrhythmias at exercise testing (19.83% vs. 8.83% and 2.48% vs. 0.27%, respectively).

journal_name

Eur Heart J

journal_title

European heart journal

authors

Diamantopoulos EJ,Anthopoulos L,Nanas S,Maliaras G,Chrisos D,Moulopoulos SD

doi

10.1093/eurheartj/8.suppl_d.17

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1987-08-01 00:00:00

pages

17-9

eissn

0195-668X

issn

1522-9645

journal_volume

8 Suppl D

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