Screening for left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the community

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Screening for left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the community

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Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and is common among patients with type 2 diabetes. However, no systematic screening for LVH is currently recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether NT-proBNP was superior to 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) for detection of LVH in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods Prospective cross-sectional study comparing diagnostic accuracy of ECG and NT...

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2011-04-14

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Somaratne, JB / Whalley, Gillian / Poppe, Katrina / ter Bals, Mariska / Wadams, G / Pearl, A / Bagg, Warwick / Doughty, Robert

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/7639

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Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Endocrinology & Metabolism / Cardiovascular System & Cardiology / BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE / SOCIETY-OF-CARDIOLOGY / LOSARTAN INTERVENTION / DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION / HYPERTENSION / HEART / MASS / REDUCTION / CRITERIA / ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

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