Key result
Echocardiography detects ~37% more LVH than ECG in patients with longstanding hypertension.
Why the study?
Does electrocardiography correlate with echocardiography for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients?
Population
Hypertensive patients from a local population
Comparison
Electrocardiography (ECG) vs Echocardiography
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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ECG underdetects LVH versus echocardiography in hypertension; leaves open whether routine echo screening improves outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=30)
No
Does electrocardiography correlate with echocardiography for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 73.34% vs 53.34%
Gajbhiye et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension with suspected left ventricular hypertrophy (n=30). Echocardiography vs. Electrocardiography was evaluated on Detection of left ventricular hypertrophy. Echocardiography detected left ventricular hypertrophy in 73.34% of patients with longstanding hypertension, compared to 53.34% detected by electrocardiography.
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