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Electrocardiographic measures of left ventricular hypertrophy show greater heritability than echocardiographic left ventricular mass.
European heart journal - 1 Dec 2002
Mayosi B M, Keavney B, Kardos A, Davies C H, Ratcliffe P J, Farrall M, Watkins H
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AIMS: To assess the heritability (i.e. relative contribution of genetic factors to the variability) of continuous measures of left ventricular hypertrophy determined by electrocardiography and echocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 955 members of 229 Caucasian families, ascertained through a hypertensive proband. Electrocardiographic measurements were performed manually on resting 12-lead...
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