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Does left ventricular hypertrophy by electrocardiogram predict adverse outcomes in pregnancies with chronic hypertension?

Jose R. Duncana Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis,TN, USA; ;b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Erin J. MacDonalda Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis,TN, USA; ;c Christ Community Women’s Health Services, Memphis, TN, USA;
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Katherine M. Dorsetta Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis,TN, USA;
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Mannu Nayyard Division of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science, Memphis,TN, USA;
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Zoran Bursace Division of Biostatistics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis,TN, USA
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Mauro H. Schenonea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis,TN, USA;
Pages 1638-1642 | Received 30 Jun 2018, Accepted 12 Sep 2018, Published online: 29 Oct 2018

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