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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023

Age-related reference intervals for ambulatory electrocardiographic parameters in healthy individuals.

Kenichi Hashimoto, Naomi Harada, Motohiro Kimata, Yusuke Kawamura, Naoya Fujita, Akinori Sekizawa, Yosuke Ono, Yasuhiro Obuchi, Tadateru Takayama, Yuji Kasamaki and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Kenichi HashimotoDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Naomi HaradaDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Motohiro KimataDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Yusuke KawamuraDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Naoya FujitaDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Akinori SekizawaDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Yosuke OnoDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Yasuhiro ObuchiDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Tadateru TakayamaDepartment of General Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji KasamakiDepartment of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical College Himi Municipal Hospital, Himi, Toyama, Japan.
Yuji TanakaDepartment of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
National Defense Medical College · JPNihon University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The advent of novel monitoring technologies has dramatically increased the use of ambulatory electrocardiography (AECG) devices. However, few studies have conducted detailed large-scale investigations on the incidence of arrhythmias over 24 h, especially ectopy, in healthy individuals over a wide age range. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the incidence of arrhythmias detected using AECG and associated factors, in healthy individuals, over a wide age range. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we performed AECG on 365 healthy volunteers (median [interquartile range]: 48 [36, 67], 20-89 years, 165 men) under free-running conditions for 24 h. Ultrasonic echocardiography and heart rate variability analysis were performed to explore the factors associated with the incidence of arrhythmias. Results: The 97.5th percentile of single ventricular ectopy (VE) was 149/day, 254/day, and 1,682/day in the 20-39-, 40-59- and 60-89-year age groups, respectively; that of single supraventricular ectopy (SVE) was 131/day, 232/day, and 1,063/day, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that aging was the only independent significant factor influencing the frequency of VE ( Conclusions: Age-specific reference intervals of VE and SVE in a large population of healthy participants over a wide age range were generated. VE and SVE increased with age; SVE was influenced by BMI and the aging-induced decrease in parasympathetic tone activity.

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amburatory ECG monitoringatrial fibrillationheart rate variabilityHolter ECG monitoringpremature atrial complex (PAC)premature ventricular complex (PVC)

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PMCPMC10026132
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