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Reliability of the electrocardiogram for detecting left ventricular hypertrophy in the elderly
S Yamashita1, Y Dohi, K Miyagawa
1Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoyashi Kohseiin Geriatric Hospital, Japan.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|March 26, 1998
Abstract:
In elderly people > or = 65 years old, QRS amplitudes in electrocardiograms correlated with left ventricular wall thickness, although the correlation decreased with advancing age. Simple voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy are adequate, even in elderly people.