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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with heart failure.

This article is from Cardiovascular Journal of Africa , volume 19 . Abstract Background: The morbidity and mortality from heart failure (HF) differ between patients with reduced ( < 50%) and with preserved (≥ 50%) left ventricular ejection fraction (LV EF) on account of many factors, including abnormalities detected in the electrocardiogram (ECG). The aim of this study was to determine and compare the ECG abnormalities between HF patients with reduced and with preserved LV EF. Methods: The study was cross-sectional in design and carried out in Aminu Kano teaching hospital and Murtala Mohammed …