title: Electrocardiography Series. ECGs of structural heart disease: Part 1.
abstract: Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a useful but imperfect investigation in the diagnosis and possible follow-up of structural heart disease such as ventricular hypertrophy. Different ECG criteria with different sensitivity and specificity are available to aid the detection of left or right ventricular hypertrophy. Subsequent echocardiography can help in the quantification of ventricular mass and identification of the aetiology.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Department, National University Heart Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 9, Singapore 119228. kian_keong_poh@nuhs.edu.sg
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Poh
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise; D005080:Exercise Test; D065627:Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male