据观察,老年人的心电图(ECG)表现与心脏病变的某些症状有关,老年人 ECG 变化与胸部 X 线表现的关系亦曾作过某种程度的调查。目前长寿的人正迅速增加,但尚无资料表明年龄很老的人其 ECG 变化有何临床意义。本文旨在对85岁以上的人群,有关ECG 的各项表现与其心脏症状、充血性心衰、冠心病的临床床表现以及胸部 X 线征的关系进行研究。据调查1977～1978年生活在芬兰 Tampere 的85 It has been observed that the electrocardiogram (ECG) performance of the elderly is associated with certain symptoms of heart disease. The relationship between ECG changes in the elderly and chest X-ray findings has also been investigated to some extent. At present, the longevity of people is rapidly increasing, but there is no data to show the clinical significance of ECG changes in very old people. The purpose of this article is to examine the association of ECG performance with cardiac symptoms, congestive heart failure, clinical manifestations of coronary heart disease, and chest X-ray findings in people over 85 years of age. According to the survey from 1977 to 1978 living in Tampere, Finland 85