An epidemiological study of left ventricular hypertrophy in the biracial population of Evans County, Georgia

摘要: Abstract This study examines the prevalence of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (L.V.H./ECG) and assesses its prognostic significance using total deaths over a 9–12 yr follow up period as end point. Minnesota Code 3-1 (MC 3-1) is criterion used for L.V.H./ECG. There strong relationship between MC increasing blood pressure. The age specific two to three times higher in blacks than whites at comparable levels These differences cannot be accounted by racial distribution possible confounding factors examined this study. presence hypertension associated with an excess (but statistically not significant) risk death all four race-sex groups.