A Fortified Method to Screen and Detect Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic Hypertensive Adults: A Korean Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study
Purpose. Left ventricular (LV) mass is determined by the wall thickness and diameter. LV hypertrophy (LVH), the increase in LV mass, is usually screened with electrocardiography but is often insensitive. We tried to fortify the rule to detect LVH using cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) in chest X-ray and w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Hypertension |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6072740 |
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