A review of the role of electrocardiography in the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 617-623

  Schillaci, Giuseppe ^a   Battista, Francesca ^a   Pucci, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Prognosis; Regression; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; R WAVE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84867850300     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.08.051     Document Type: Review

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