ECG detection of left ventricular hypertrophy: The simpler, the better?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 990-996

  Gosse, Philippe ^a   Jan, Emilie ^a   Coulon, Paul ^a   Cremer, Antoine ^a   Papaioannou, Georgios ^a   Yeim, Sunthareth ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk; ECG; hypertension; left ventricular hypertrophy detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 84859921266     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283524961     Document Type: Article

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