Ethnic differences in the identification of left ventricular hypertrophy in the hypertensive patient

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-442

  Chapman, J Neil ^a   Mayet, Jamil ^c   Chang, C Lan ^a,b   Foale, Rodney A ^c   Thom, Simon A McG ^a,b   Poulter, Neil R ^a,b  

^a Peart Rose Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Ethnicity; Hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0032965511     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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