Abstract
Electrocardiograms of 984 healthy subjects residing in village Kalpa at the height of 9000 feet above sea level were studied. Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) was observed in 9 (0.914%) subjects. Electrocardiographic evidence of ischaemic heart disease was found in 6 (0.609%) subjects.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Altitude
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Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
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Electrocardiography*
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Female
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Heart Block / epidemiology
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Heart Rate
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Humans
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Hypertension / epidemiology
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Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / epidemiology
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Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / epidemiology*
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India / epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology
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Myocardial Ischemia / epidemiology*
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Prevalence
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Pulmonary Heart Disease / epidemiology