BACKGROUND Recent studies have suggested a relationship between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study investigated the relationship between periodontitis and electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities, which are known predictors of CVD. METHODS We examined the periodontal status of 1,111 residents of Hisayama Town, Fukuoka, Japan. Nine hundred fifty-seven (957) subjects (37...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in CKD. This study evaluated whether electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities are predictors of cardiovascular death in CKD. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS The Cardiovascular Health Study limited database (1989-2005) was used to identify a cohort with CKD at baseline (estimated GFR < 60 mL/min per 1...

BACKGROUND Lipid and electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities have been reported in adults with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and may reflect underlying structural and/or functional damage. However, the relationship between ECG and lipid abnormalities among children with sickle cell disease is not fully understood. OBJECTIVES To compare the steady-state lipid and ECG abnormalities in children wit...

The electrocardiogram (ECG) has been used in population studies for over 40 years. The value of such research from an electrocardiographic standpoint relates to determining the prognostic value of various ECG abnormalities. The prevalence and prognostic significance of ECG abnormalities have recently been comprehensively reviewed, following an earlier extensive summary of the ECG in epidemiolog...

The electrocardiogram (ECG) has been used in population studies for over 40 years. The value of such research from an electrocardiographic standpoint relates to determining the prognostic value of various ECG abnormalities. The prevalence and prognostic significance of ECG abnormalities have recently been comprehensively reviewed, following an earlier extensive summary of the ECG in epidemiolog...

BACKGROUND The electrocardiogram (ECG) is an objective tool for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated distribution of ECG abnormalities and risk factors for developing new abnormalities in 1314 patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) from the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study. Annual ECGs were centrally read. ECG abnorma...

Given renewed interest in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, we comprehensively reviewed the utility of the electrocardiogram (ECG) for screening considering the seminal epidemiologic studies. It appears that conventional risk factors relate to long-term risk, while ECG abnormalities are better predictors of short-term risk. For individual ECG abnormalities as well as for pooled ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE ECG abnormalities and hypomagnesemia frequently occur after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Because hypomagnesemia is associated with several ECG abnormalities, we studied whether hypomagnesemia mediates ECG abnormalities after SAH. METHODS We prospectively studied a consecutive series of 62 patients admitted within 72 hours after aneurysmal SAH. A standard 12...

BACKGROUND Cardiac complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are important causes of morbidity and mortality. We set out to determine the electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in treatment-naïve HIV-positive patients in Enugu, south-east Nigeria. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 250 HIV-positive and 200 HIV-negative subjects. Demographic and anthropome...

Background and Purpose—ECG abnormalities and hypomagnesemia frequently occur after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Because hypomagnesemia is associated with several ECG abnormalities, we studied whether hypomagnesemia mediates ECG abnormalities after SAH. Methods—We prospectively studied a consecutive series of 62 patients admitted within 72 hours after aneurysmal SAH. A standard 12-l...