Hypothetical economic analysis of screening for left ventricular hypertrophy in high-risk normotensive populations

M. D. Witham; J. I. Davies; A. Dawson; P. G. Davey; A. D. Struthers

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hch016

Hypothetical economic analysis of screening for left ventricular hypertrophy in high-risk normotensive populations

M. D. Witham, J. I. Davies, A. Dawson, P. G. Davey, A. D. Struthers

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Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) measured by echocardiography is a powerful independent marker of increased cardiovascular risk. The prevalence of echocardiographic LVH in patients with high cardiovascular risk appears to be high, even in patients currently considered normotensive.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-93
Number of pages	7
Journal	QJM : an International Journal of Medicine
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hch016
Publication status	Published - 2004

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