title: The prevalence of lateral lead early repolarization in otherwise normal electrocardiograms as a function of age.
abstract: The prevalence of early repolarization in otherwise normal electrocardiograms as a function of age was evaluated in 2335 Veteran male patients. Thirty-one percent of the patients <35years of age had early repolarization, whereas only 5% of patients >65years of age demonstrated this phenomenon. In addition, only 12% of female patients <35years of age had early repolarization.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section, Research and Development Service, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical, Center and the Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. green045@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Greenfield
authors.forename: Judith C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rembert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult