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

Terese Lindberg,1,2 Doris M Bohman,1 Sölve Elmståhl,2 Claes Jogréus,1 Johan Sanmartin Berglund1 1Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, 2Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Purpose: With longer life expect...

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Autores principales:	Lindberg T, Bohman DM, Elmståhl S, Jogréus C, Sanmartin Berglund J
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	arrhythmia older people prevalence wireless long-term ECG Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d68c1dc8317040b28ff6da8b40046de02021-12-02T07:57:47ZPrevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/d68c1dc8317040b28ff6da8b40046de02016-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-unknown-and-untreated-arrhythmias-in-an-older-outpatient-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Terese Lindberg,1,2 Doris M Bohman,1 Sölve Elmståhl,2 Claes Jogréus,1 Johan Sanmartin Berglund1 1Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, 2Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 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. Keywords: arrhythmia, older people, prevalence, wireless long-term ECGLindberg TBohman DMElmståhl SJogréus CSanmartin Berglund JDove Medical Pressarticlearrhythmiaolder peopleprevalencewireless long-term ECGGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 11, Pp 1083-1090 (2016)
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spellingShingle	arrhythmia older people prevalence wireless long-term ECG Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Lindberg T Bohman DM Elmståhl S Jogréus C Sanmartin Berglund J Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG
description	Terese Lindberg,1,2 Doris M Bohman,1 Sölve Elmståhl,2 Claes Jogréus,1 Johan Sanmartin Berglund1 1Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, 2Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 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. Keywords: arrhythmia, older people, prevalence, wireless long-term ECG
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author	Lindberg T Bohman DM Elmståhl S Jogréus C Sanmartin Berglund J
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title	Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG
title_short	Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG
title_full	Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG
title_fullStr	Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG
title_sort	prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ecg
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/d68c1dc8317040b28ff6da8b40046de0
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Prevalence of unknown and untreated arrhythmias in an older outpatient population screened by wireless long-term recording ECG

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