Electrocardiographic differences in patients with true and pseudo-resistant hypertension

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in hypertensives, and patients with true resistant hypertension have an increased risk for premature cardiovascular events. Electrocardiography (ECG) has an essential role in the monitoring of hypertensive heart disease; however, little is known about the importance of ECG parameters in patients with resistant hypertension. We aimed to investigate whether fragmented QRS (fQRS) and frontal...