Tele-ECG consulting and outcomes on primary care patients in a low-to-middle income population: the first experience from Makassar telemedicine program, Indonesia

Table 5 Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in normal and abnormal ECG groups

MACE	Abnormal ECG		Normal ECG	p-value^a
MACE	Referred (n = 88)	Not referred (n = 164)	Not referred (n = 253)	p-value^a
≤ 30 days
CVD death	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.4)	1.000
CVD hospitalization	75 (85.2)	6 (3.7)	0 (0.0)	< 0.001
Admission within 48 h	72 (81.8)	5 (3.0)	0 (0.0)	< 0.001
Total	75 (85.2)	6 (3.7)	1 (0.4)	< 0.001
> 30 days
CVD death	2 (2.3)	3 (1.8)	1 (0.4)	0.122
CVD hospitalization	2 (2.3)	6 (3.7)	7 (2.8)	0.800
Total	4 (4.5)	9 (5.5)	8 (3.2)	0.276

Values are n (%). Comparison was performed using Pearson Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact test
ECG electrocardiogram, CVD cardiovascular disease, min. minutes
^aComparisons were done between abnormal vs. normal ECG groups

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