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Electrocardiographic indices of left ventricular hypertrophy and repolarization phase share the same genetic influences: a twin study.
Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc - 1 Oct 2009
Mutikainen Sara, Ortega-Alonso Alfredo, Alén Markku, Kaprio Jaakko, Karjalainen Jouko, Rantanen Taina, Kujala Urho M
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BACKGROUND: Both left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and repolarization phase (RP) are known to be attributable to genetic influences, but less is known whether they share same genetic influences. The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent individual differences in electrocardiographic (ECG) LVH and RP are explained by genetic and environmental influences and whether these influences are shared...
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