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From: In search of heart barometer—advantage of left atrial dimension over electrocardiographic indices of left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension

Table 1

Definitions of electrocardiographic indicators of LVH used in the study

The SLI	CV	CP
S_V1 + R_V5/V6 > 3.5 mV [28]	R_aVL + S_V3 > 2.8 mV (men) R_aVL + S_V3 > 2.0 mV (women) [29]	(R_aVL + S_V3) × QRS width ≥ 2,440 mm × ms [30]

The SLI

CV

CP

S_V1 + R_V5/V6 > 3.5 mV [28]

R_aVL + S_V3 > 2.8 mV (men)

R_aVL + S_V3 > 2.0 mV (women) [29]

(R_aVL + S_V3) × QRS width ≥ 2,440 mm × ms

[30]

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aVL: left arm lead of ECG; QRS: an electrocardiographic complex consisting of the Q, R, and S waves; V1, V3, V5, V6: respective precordial leads of ECG