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Editorial

. 2007 Oct 6;335(7622):681-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39344.470718.BE.

Diagnosing left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension

Olav W Nielsen, Ahmad Sajadieh

PMID: 17916817
PMCID: PMC2001058
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39344.470718.BE

Editorial

Diagnosing left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension

Olav W Nielsen et al. BMJ. 2007.

. 2007 Oct 6;335(7622):681-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39344.470718.BE.

Authors

Olav W Nielsen, Ahmad Sajadieh

PMID: 17916817
PMCID: PMC2001058
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39344.470718.BE

Abstract

ECG has low sensitivity so further tests are needed to detect organ damage

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Competing interests: None declared.

Comment on

Accuracy of electrocardiography in diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension: systematic review.
Pewsner D, Jüni P, Egger M, Battaglia M, Sundström J, Bachmann LM. Pewsner D, et al. BMJ. 2007 Oct 6;335(7622):711. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.636354.AE. Epub 2007 Aug 28. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17726091 Free PMC article.

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