Echocardiographic partition values and prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive Nigerians
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a well known independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. It has been shown that combination of left ventricular mass (LVM) and relative wall thickness (RWT) can be used to identify differe...
Main Authors: | Oladapo Olulola O, Adebayo Adedeji K, Aje Akinyemi, Ojji Dike B, Ogah Okechukwu S, Adebiyi Adewole A, Falase Ayodele O |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-08-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Imaging |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/6/10 |
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