Improvements in ECG accuracy for diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in obesity

201636 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Oliver J. Rider · University of Oxford

Ntobeko Ntusi · University of Cape Town

Sacha Bull · University of Oxford

Richard Nethononda · Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Vanessa M. Ferreira · University of Oxford

Cameron Holloway · St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

David Holdsworth ·

Abstract

Adjusting the Sokolow-Lyon index for BMI (overweight +4 mm, obesity +8 mm) improves the diagnostic accuracy for detecting LVH. As the ECG, worldwide, remains the most widely used screening tool for LVH, implementing these findings should translate into significant clinical benefit.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Heart

Volume 102, Issue 19, pp. 1566-1572

DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309201

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