Prevalence and prognosis of Brugada electrocardiogram patterns in an elderly Han Chinese population: a nation-wide community-based study (HALST cohort)

• Published in: Europace (London, England) Vol. 17; no. suppl 2; pp. ii54 - ii62
• Main Authors: Juang, Jyh-Ming Jimmy, Chen, Ching-Yu Julius, Chen, Ying-Hsiang, Wu, I-Chien, Hsu, Chih-Cheng, Chen, Lei-Na, Tang, Feng-Cheng, Wang, Chi-Chung, Juan, Chung-Chou, Chiu, Hou-Chang, Lo, Huey-Ming, Chang, I-Shou, Hwang, Juey-Jen, Lai, Ling-Ping, Chiang, Fu-Tien, Lin, Jiunn-Lee, Hsiung, Chao Agnes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brugada Syndrome - diagnosis; Brugada Syndrome - mortality; China - epidemiology; Electrocardiography - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prognosis; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sex Distribution; Survival Rate; Taiwan - epidemiology; Long-term prognosis; Brugada ECG pattern; Han Chinese population; Community-based
• ISSN: 1099-5129; 1532-2092; 1532-2092
• DOI: 10.1093/europace/euv141

The exact world-wide prevalence of Brugada electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern is still unclear, especially in adults aged 55 years and older. The study was conducted as part of the Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study in Taiwan (HALST). Using a stratified random sampled method, a sample of community-dwelli...