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. 1969 Jan 11;1(5636):79–82. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5636.79

Significance of Electrocardiographic Changes in Hypertension

John Hamer, Elliot Shinebourne, James Fleming
PMCID: PMC1981995  PMID: 5761829

Abstract

Studies in 17 hypertensive patients showed that the electrocardiographic features of T-wave inversion and S–T segment depression distinguish those patients with higher systolic blood pressures. They do not indicate impaired cardiac function.

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