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. 2021 May;35(5):479-482.
doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-00428-w. Epub 2020 Oct 19.

Association between self-reported hypertension onset age and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy

Arttu O Lehtonen #  1   2 , Karri Suvila #  3   4 , Antti M Jula  4 , Teemu J Niiranen  3   4
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Association between self-reported hypertension onset age and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy

Arttu O Lehtonen et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2021 May.
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Abstract

Objectively defined early-onset hypertension, based on repeated blood pressure measurements, is associated with greater odds of organ damage and cardiovascular mortality than late-onset hypertension. In this study we examined the association between two factors that are easily available in primary care, self-reported hypertension onset age and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (ECG-LVH), in a nationwide population sample of 2864 Finns aged ≥50 years. We observed that, in contrast to prior findings, the odds of ECG-LVH were similar between self-reported hypertension onset age groups, and thus self-reported early-onset hypertension does not seem to associate with ECG-LVH more strongly than simple presence of hypertension.

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