Echocardiographic partition values and prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive Nigerians.

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Published in BMC Med Imaging on August 29, 2006

Authors

Adewole A Adebiyi1, Okechukwu S Ogah, Akinyemi Aje, Dike B Ojji, Adedeji K Adebayo, Olulola O Oladapo, Ayodele O Falase

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, PMB 5116 Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. wadebiyi@comui.edu.ng

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