Electrocardiographic measures of left ventricular hypertrophy show greater heritability than echocardiographic left ventricular mass
Author(s) -
Bongani M. Mayosi,
Bernard Keavney,
Attila Kardos,
Crispin H. Davies,
Peter J. Ratcliffe,
Martin Farrall,
Hugh Watkins
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2002.3288
Subject(s) - heritability , medicine , left ventricular hypertrophy , cardiology , electrocardiography , proband , vectorcardiography , blood pressure , muscle hypertrophy , ventricular hypertrophy , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , gene , mutation , biology
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.
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