Electrocardiographic Study in Adult Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 5

LVH and frequency of crises.

	>3 crises/yr	<3 crises/yr	Total
LVH present	8 (9%)	33 (38%)	41 (48%)
LVH absent	10 (12%)	35 (41%)	45 (52%)
Total	18 (21%)	68 (79%)	86 (100%)

Key: LVH—left ventricular hypertrophy; /yr—per year.