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SUBMITTER: Chlabicz M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290685 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chlabicz Małgorzata M Jamiołkowski Jacek J Paniczko Marlena M Sowa Paweł P Szpakowicz Małgorzata M Łapińska Magda M Jurczuk Natalia N Kondraciuk Marcin M Ptaszyńska-Kopczyńska Katarzyna K Raczkowski Andrzej A Szpakowicz Anna A Kamiński Karol Adam KA
Journal of clinical medicine 20200506 5
Background<b>:</b> Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular events. The electrocardiography (ECG) has poor sensitivity, but it is commonly used to detect LVH.<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of known ECG indicators to recognize LVH in subgroups with different cardiovascular risk levels. Methods<b>:</b> 676 volunteers were included.<h4>Results</h4>We found that 10.2% of the analyzed population had LVH based on echocardiography. Individuals w ...[more]