The electrocardiogram in left ventricular hypertrophy: past and future

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 589-592

  Estes Jr , E Harvey ^a   Jackson, Kevin P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac ejection; Echocardiogram; Left arterial abnormality; Left arterial enlargement; Left axis deviation; Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Left ventricular strain; QRS amplitude; QRS prolongation; Ventricular dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR;

EID: 70350046950     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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