Comparison of electrocardiography with echocardiography in terms of concurrence of results in the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Left ventricular hypertrophy, common in hypertension, is an adaptive state of the heart to increase in wall stress. LVH has important prognostic implications for patients with hypertension. In detection of LVH, Echocardiography is considered to be superior to electrocardiography in patients with hypertension