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Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG

In English

Författare

  • Terese Lindberg
  • Doris M. Bohman
  • Sölve Elmståhl
  • Claes Jogréus
  • Johan Sanmartin Berglund

Summary, in English

Purpose: With longer life expectancies, the prevalence of arrhythmias is increasing; thus, there is a need for new methods to screen the older outpatient population. This population-based study describes the prevalence of arrhythmias in 200 outpatients aged ≥66 years. We also investigated the feasibility of wireless long-term recording (LTR) using the ECG-BodyKom®. Methods: Two hundred elderly persons aged 66–93 years were recruited from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in 2010–2013, and data were collected via wireless LTR ECG-BodyKom. Results: Screening with the LTR ECG revealed that persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) occurred in 10% of the outpatient population aged ≥66 years. Paroxysmal AF occurred in 5.5% of the population, with no difference between younger (60–80 years) and older (≥80 years) elderly participants. Furthermore, all patients with paroxysmal AF had a CHA2DS2VASc score of ≥2 and were therefore potential candidates for follow-up and medical examination. LTR ECG-BodyKom can be considered a feasible method to screen for arrhythmias in older outpatient populations. This simple method requires little of the user, and there was high satisfaction with the equipment and a good overall experience wearing it. Conclusion: The increasing occurrence of arrhythmias in the older population, as well as the high number of untreated cases of arrhythmias such as persistent AF and paroxysmal AF, poses a challenge for health care. Therefore, it is essential to develop effective strategies for their prevention and treatment.

Publiceringsår

2016-08-10

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

1083-1090

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volym

11

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Dove Medical Press Ltd.

Ämne

  • Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
  • Geriatrics

Nyckelord

  • Arrhythmia
  • Older people
  • Prevalence
  • Wireless long-term ECG

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1176-9092