Research Article

Estimating Left Ventricular Mass from the Electrocardiogram across the Spectrum of LV Mass from Normal to Increased LV Mass in an Older Age Group

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Age (years)70.8 ± 15.4
Sex (M/F)99/60
Hypertension50.3%
CAD14.5%
Arrhythmias19.5%
Valvular heart disease17.0%
Heart failure or cardiomyopathy5.7%
Aortic aneurysm2.5%
Men LV mass (g/m2)84.4 ± 20.0
EF (%)59.9 + 6.7
LVID (mm)47.6 ± 5.7
LVIS (mm)31.2 ± 5.6
Women LV mass (g/m2)79.4 ± 18.8
EF %60.6 ± 5.4
LVID (mm)44.5 ± 4.7
LVIS (mm)27.6 ± 4.6