Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Cardiovascular Mortality by Race and Ethnicity

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 870-875

  Havranek, Edward P ^a,b   Froshaug, Desiree B ^b   Emserman, Caroline D B ^b   Hanratty, Rebecca ^a,b   Krantz, Mori J ^a,b   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a,b   Dickinson, L Miriam ^b   Steiner, John F ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk assessment; Electrocardiography; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Racial ethnic differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52949154588     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.034     Document Type: Article

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