Electrocardiographic criteria of left ventricular hypertrophy in general population

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-271

  Casiglia, Edoardo ^a   Schiavon, Laura ^a   Tikhonoff, Valérie ^a   Bascelli, Anna ^a   Martini, Bortolo ^b   Mazza, Alberto ^c   Caffi, Sandro ^d   D'Este, Daniele ^e   Bagato, Francesco ^a   Bolzon, Monica ^a   Guidotti, Federica ^a   Nasto, Hilda Haxhi ^a   Saugo, Mario ^d   Guglielmi, Francesco ^f   Pessina, Achille C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b General Hospital of Schio   (Italy)

^c ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Department of Cardiology   (Italy)

^e Hospital of Mirano   (Italy)

^f Thiene Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiogram; Electrocardiogram; Epidemiology; Mortality; Population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MALE;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 41049101139     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9234-6     Document Type: Article

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