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March 1, 1966CirculationOpen Access

Heart Weight of Jamaicans

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Population

126 Jamaicans of African origin on whom autopsy was performed, comprising 58 normal cases, 46 cases of…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JHJohn A. HayesUniversity of FloridaHLH. G. LovellUniversity of Aberdeen

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Implication

May guide autopsy interpretation in Jamaican adults; extends Ugandan data while leaving open generalizability beyond body size.

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Population
126 Jamaicans of African origin on whom autopsy was performed, comprising 58 normal cases, 46 cases of hypertension, and 22 cases of chronic lung disease.
C
Comparator
Normal cases (n=58)
O
Outcome
Heart weight and weights of component partssurrogate

Normal heart weights in Jamaicans of African origin are similar to those in Uganda but lower than in Britain and North America, likely due to differences in body size.

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Hayes et al. (1966) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76372fd5b06e2c1e614dffhttps://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.33.3.450

Topics

Hypertension management
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