Assessment of global and regional myocardial function using the Minnesota codes

Heinbuch, S.; Köenig, Wolfgang; Gehring, J.

doi:10.1016/0022-0736(93)90006-y

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“…This requires long-term cohort data in such populations. However, correlations of these ECG changes with angiographic evidence of CAD, and with mortality have been well documented in other populations 14 23. Third, our study was limited to the population residing in Karachi, an urban area, and therefore, may not represent the rural population of Pakistan.…”

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Coronary artery disease epidemic in Pakistan: more electrocardiographic evidence of ischaemia in women than in men

Jafar

Qadri

Chaturvedi

2007

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Indo-Pakistani populations have one of the highest risks of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the world. A population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted on 3143 adults aged ⩾40 years from 12 randomly selected communities in Karachi, Pakistan. Apart from smoking, women had more CAD risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia) than men. Definite CAD (history and Q waves on ECG) was more prevalent in men than in women (6.1% vs 4.0%; p = 0.009). In contrast, ischaemic and major ECG changes were twice as prevalent in women as in men (29.4% vs 15.6%, and 21.0% vs 10.5%; p<0.001 for each, respectively). All measures of CAD were strongly predicted by the metabolic syndrome, but that failed to account for the greater prevalence of ECG abnormalities in women than in men. The findings indicate that one in five middle-aged adults in urban Pakistan may have underlying CAD. Women are at greater risk than men.Trial registration number: NCT00327574

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