PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES IN GENERAL POPULATION OLDER THAN FORTY YEARS

Background: abnormal electrocardiograms (EKG) are very common in clinical practice. We want to analyze the prevalence of abnormal EKG patterns in a Caucasian population ≥ 40 years and clinical factors related to them. Methods: A cross-sectional study endorsed by the Spanish Society of Cardiology