Do asymptomatic adults need screening EKGs?

dc.contributor.author	Kim, John Hankil	eng
dc.contributor.author	Dooley, Philip	eng
dc.contributor.author	Smith, Rita	eng
dc.date.issued	2013	eng
dc.description.abstract	Although certain electrocardiogram (EKG) findings in asymptomatic adults are associated with increased mortality (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, high-quality cohort studies), no randomized trials demonstrate that any intervention based on abnormal screening EKGs improves outcomes in this group of patients. Comparison to a baseline EKG has a minimal effect on emergency department (ED) management. (SOR: B, 2 prospective studies and one retrospective study).	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/37329	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Clinical Inquiries, 2013 (MU)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 62, no. 08 (August 2013): 438+.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	screening instrument	eng
dc.subject	disease outcomes	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Coronary heart disease	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Heart -- Abnormalities	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Electrocardiography	eng
dc.title	Do asymptomatic adults need screening EKGs?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

Clinical Inquiries, 2013
The items in this collection constitute volume 62 of Clinical Inquiries.