Peter M. Okin, MD: From the Greenberg Division of Cardiology,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.

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Regression of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure in hypertensive patients

Sidney Glasofer, MD;Peter M. Okin, MD: From the Greenberg Division of Cardiology,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.

September 4th 2008

Prior studies have shown an association between heart failure and the presence of hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). We investigated the relationship between regression of electrocardiographic (ECG) LVH by Cornell product with antihypertensive regimens and new-onset heart failure in subjects with hypertension and baseline LVH.