JAMA Internal Medicine | Routine Electrocardiogram Screening and Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adults

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What is the evidence on the clinical utility of routine resting electrocardiogram (ECG) screening on cardiovascular risk assessment in the working-age population?Click Here to Learn More -- This site, our webinars, all content, our EDU Resources and materials are not providing legal, medical, financial or other professional advice. You assume all risk. Intended Audience, PHYSICIANS; NPs; PAs; Healthcare Professionals. Photo Credit: CANVA PRO USER ACCOUNT DESIGNER-ADMINISTRATOR; (C) 2024 Concierge Medicine Today, LLC.By JAMA Intern Med. Published online July 1, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2270In this nationwide cohort study of more than 3.5 million working-age Japanese adults enrolled in the nationwide annual health check program, baseline ECG findings were associated with the risk of cardiovascular events. Furthermore, the presence and the number of baseline minor ECG abnormalities were associated with developing new major ECG abnormalities.READ FULL ARTICLE ...Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2820534CitationYagi R, Mori Y, Goto S, Iwami T, Inoue K. Routine Electrocardiogram Screening and Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adults. JAMA Intern Med. Published online July 01, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2270

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