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Are current ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy less specific and useful in black hypertensive patients compared to white hypertensive patients?
Are current ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy less specific and useful in black hypertensive patients compared to white hypertensive patients?
Currently accepted ECG voltage criteria for the detection of LVH remain of equal or greater value in black hypertensive patients compared with whites, as overall test accuracy does not differ between ethnicities.
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ECG criteria retain value in black hypertensives; leaves open whether ethnicity-specific thresholds improve detection in prospective cohorts.
James Chapman (1999) studied this question.
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