Factors associated with electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy among patients with hypertension in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) strongly predicts cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and death. One-fourth of Thai adults suffer from hypertension. Nevertheless, the information on LVH among Thai patients with hypertension is not well characterized. We aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with electrocardiographic LVH (ECG-LVH) among patients with hypertension in Thailand.

Methods

The present study obtained the dataset from the Thailand Diabetes Mellitus/Hypertension study, which included hypertension patients aged 20 years and older receiving continuous care at outpatient clinics in hospitals nationwide in 2011-2015 and 2018. Meanwhile, those without a record of 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) were excluded from the analysis. ECG-LVH was define

SUBMITTER: Sakboonyarat B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10983697 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature