Normal values of the electrocardiogram for ages 16–90 years

Abstract Introduction To establish an up-to-date and comprehensive set of normal values for the clinically current measurements in the adult ECG, covering all ages for both sexes. Methods The study population included 13,354 individuals, taken from four population studies in The Netherlands, ranging...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of electrocardiology Jg. 47; H. 6; S. 914 - 921
Hauptverfasser: Rijnbeek, Peter R., PhD, van Herpen, Gerard, MD, PhD, Bots, Michiel L., MD, PhD, Man, Sumche, MD, Verweij, Niek, MD, Hofman, Albert, MD, PhD, Hillege, Hans, MD, PhD, Numans, Matthijs E., MD, PhD, Swenne, Cees A., PhD, Witteman, Jacqueline C.M., PhD, Kors, Jan A., PhD
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 01.11.2014
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - physiology
Cardiovascular
Computer Simulation
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - standards
Electrocardiography - methods
Electrocardiography - standards
Female
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Cardiovascular
Netherlands - epidemiology
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sex Characteristics
Young Adult
Netherlands
Adult
Normal values
Normal limits
Elderly
Electrocardiogram
ISSN:0022-0736, 1532-8430, 1532-8430
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Introduction To establish an up-to-date and comprehensive set of normal values for the clinically current measurements in the adult ECG, covering all ages for both sexes. Methods The study population included 13,354 individuals, taken from four population studies in The Netherlands, ranging in age from 16 to 90 years (55% men) and cardiologically healthy by commonly accepted criteria. Standard 12-lead ECGs were available for all participants. The ECGs were processed by a well-validated computer program. Normal limits were taken as the 2nd and 98th percentiles of the measurement distribution per age group. Results Our study corroborates many findings of previous studies, but also provides more differentiated results, in particular for the older age groups. Age trends were apparent for the QTc interval, QRS axis, and indices of left ventricular hypertrophy. Amplitudes in the left precordial leads showed a substantial increase in the older age groups for women, but not for men. Sex-dependent differences were apparent for most ECG parameters. All results are available on the Website www.normalecg.org , both in tabular and in graphical format. Conclusions We determined age- and sex-dependent normal values of the adult ECG. Our study distinguishes itself from other studies by the large size of the study population, comprising both sexes, the broad range of ages, and the exhaustive set of measurements. Our results emphasize that most diagnostic ECG criteria should be age- and sex-specific.
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ISSN:0022-0736
1532-8430
1532-8430
DOI:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.07.022