Evaluating Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities From Young Adulthood Through Middle Age

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test that evaluates the electrical activity of the heart and can be used to detect heart problems. By analyzing ECGs collected over a 20-year period, this study will examine ECG abnormalities and the differences in ECG findings between black and white people, from young adulthood through middle age.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00556751

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

5115

Starts

1985-01-01

Expected to finish

2006-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-02-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participated in the CARDIA study

Where it is running

• Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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