Population
67 patients over 60 years of age with essential hypertension (I and II(o) WHO)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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QTc dispersion was associated with LVH and ectopy in elderly hypertensives; hypothesis-generating and leaves open its prognostic value.
Increased QTc dispersion in elderly hypertensive patients is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial ischemia, and more severe ventricular dysrhythmias.
Gryglewska et al. (2000) studied this question.
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