Combination of the Electrocardiographic Strain Pattern and Albuminuria for the Prediction of New-onset Heart Failure in Hypertensive Patients: The LIFE Study
Author(s) -
PM Okin,
Kristian Wachtell,
R.B. Devereux,
Markku S. Nieminen,
Lasse Oikarinen,
Matti Viitasalo,
L. Toivonen,
Hans Ibsen,
Michael Hecht Olsen,
K. BorchJohnsen,
Lars Lindholm,
SE Kjeldsen,
S Julius,
B. Dahlöf
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2007.66
Subject(s) - albuminuria , medicine , cardiology , strain (injury) , heart failure , creatinine , renal function
Although albuminuria and the electrocardiographic (ECG) strain pattern each predict development of heart failure (HF), whether combining albuminuria and strain improves prediction of new HF is unclear.
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