August 4, 2004 — In an era when the number of candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy continues to grow, identifying specific patients at risk for arrhythmic death -- the ...

ECG-derived LVH has been strongly linked with the risk of ischemic stroke. [48] LVH also predicts cognitive dysfunction where subclinical stroke is a potential contributor. [49,50] It is even included ...

A 62 year old male with a history of hypertension presents to his primary care physician for a routine check-up. His blood pressure is 220/110. He admits to not taking his blood pressure medications ...

There have been many different criteria developed to diagnose left ventricular hypertrophy on a 12-lead ECG which are below. Cornell criteria: Add the R wave in aVL and the S wave in V3. If the sum is ...

Typically in studies of this kind, echocardiography was used for assessment of left ventricular mass. In clinical routine, electrocardiography often is the first method to diagnose LVH, and major ...