Why the study?
Do patients with high blood pressure and abnormal EKGs have greater insulin resistance and lipid abnormalities compared to those with normal EKGs or normotensive controls?
Do patients with high blood pressure and abnormal EKGs have greater insulin resistance and lipid abnormalities compared to those with normal EKGs or normotensive controls?
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Abnormal EKGs may flag greater metabolic risk in hypertension; leaves open whether this association warrants targeted screening or predicts outcomes.
Sheu et al. (1992) studied this question.
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