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The Diagnostic Yield of Routine Electrocardiography in Hypertension and Implications for Care in a Southwestern Nigerian Practice.

Olutoyin Morenike LawalAdenike EnikuomehinFolajimi Morenikeji Otubogun
Published in: International journal of general medicine (2021)
The diagnostic yield of electrocardiography in this study was considerable, although lowest in subjects younger than 45 years and increased with age. This may reflect an increased burden and earlier onset of hypertension and its complications. This should also engender prompt and aggressive management of hypertension, especially in the elderly in whom the cardiovascular complications from hypertension is most severe.
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