Publications by authors named "A R Reunanen"
Introduction: The long-term prognostic value of a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) for predicting cardiac events in apparently healthy middle-aged subjects is not well defined.
Materials And Methods: A total of 9511 middle-aged subjects (mean age 43 ± 8.2 years, 52% males) without a known cardiac disease and with a follow-up 40 years were included in the study.
Aims: We examined the prognostic impact of eight different intraventricular conduction delays (IVCD) in the standard electrocardiogram (ECG) in a community cohort.
Methods And Results: Data were collected from 6299 Finnish individuals. During a mean 8.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers examined the prevalence and significance of fragmented QRS complexes (fQRS) in ECGs from a large sample of 10,904 middle-aged Finnish individuals, some with and some without cardiac disease.
- They found that fQRS was present in 19.7% of participants, mainly in inferior leads, and it did not indicate increased mortality risk for those without cardiac disease.
- However, in individuals with known cardiac disease, fQRS in lateral leads was linked to a significantly higher risk of death from all causes, cardiac issues, and arrhythmias.
Purpose: Both non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and alcoholic fatty liver (AFL) are strongly associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Recently, also the vitamin D level has been associated with these and may also be associated with fatty liver (FL). Liver function tests (LFTs) are insensitive markers of FL, but use of scores may help in identifying subjects with FL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Prolonged PR interval, or first degree AV block, has been traditionally regarded as a benign electrocardiographic finding in healthy individuals, until recent studies have suggested that it may be associated with increased mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to further elucidate clinical and prognostic importance of prolonged PR interval in a large middle-aged population with a long follow-up.
Methods And Results: We evaluated 12-lead electrocardiograms of 10 785 individuals aged 30-59 years (mean age 44 years, 52% males) recorded between 1966 and 1972, and followed the subjects for 30 ± 11 years.