The Diagnostic Yield of Routine Electrocardiography in Hypertension and Implications for Care in a Southwestern Nigerian Practice

摘要

Nigeria, like other developing nations, has an increasing burden of hypertension. Electrocardiography is an integral part of the diagnostic work-up for the newly diagnosed hypertensive subjects. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic yield of electrocardiography in hypertensive patients of a southwestern Nigerian hospital.