Adjustment of ECG left ventricular hypertrophy criteria for body mass index and age improves classification accuracy: The effects of hypertension and obesity

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 241-247

  Norman J E , Jr ^a   Levy, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

age; body mass index; Cornell voltage duration product; ECG criteria; left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030451046     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(96)80070-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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