Influence of relative wall thickness on electrocardiographic voltage measures in left ventricular hypertrophy: a novel factor contributing to poor diagnostic accuracy

• Published in: Postgraduate medicine Vol. 132; no. 2; p. 141
• Main Authors: Ye, Ning, Sun, Guo-Zhe, Zhou, Ying, Wu, Shao-Jun, Sun, Ying-Xian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 17.02.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; China; Echocardiography - methods; Electrocardiography - methods; Female; Humans; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - diagnosis; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - diagnostic imaging; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - pathology; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Sex Factors; China; Relative wall thickness; left ventricular geometry; left ventricular hypertrophy; electrocardiography

: To characterize the influence of relative wall thickness (RWT) on Cornell, Sokolow-Lyon and Peguero-Lo Presti voltages and elucidate its potential impacts on their diagnostic accuracy for LVH in a large general Chinese population. : A total of 10,614 permanent residents aged ≥ 35 years were recrui...