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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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Electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (ECG-LVH) was for a long time one of the primary cardiographic epidemiological diagnostic tools, and it was also clinically important for LVH classification in patients with hypertension, acquired valvular heart disease and congenital valvular defects. The clinical significance of ECG-LVH has diminished with advances in cardiac imaging technology. The epidemiological significance of ECG-LVH is primarily in the realm of risk evaluation.

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