Ethnic differences in left ventricular size and the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy among hypertensive patients vary with electrocardiographic criteria

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 631-636

  Spencer, C G C ^a   Beevers, D G ^a   Lip, G Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; Caucasian; ECG criteria; Left ventricular hypertrophy; South Asian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; R WAVE; SOUTH ASIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4544233273     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001713     Document Type: Article

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