Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in a general population; The Tromsø Study.

@article{Schirmer1999PrevalenceOL,
  title={Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in a general population; The Troms{\o} Study.},
  author={Henrik Schirmer and Per Lunde and Knut Rasmussen},
  journal={European heart journal},
  year={1999},
  volume={20 6},
  pages={
          429-38
        }
}
AIMS Left ventricular hypertrophy has been shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity. Acknowledging the skewed distribution of left ventricular mass, we wanted to develop criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy based on percentiles of left ventricular mass, and observe the effect on estimates of left ventricular hypertrophy prevalences in different subgroups and on the relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in a general population. METHODS AND RESULTS In a… 
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