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Figure 2 The correlation between the indexed LVM and the severity of myocardial damage detected by antimyosin antibody heart-to-lung uptake ratio in the 39 hypertensive patients. The area below the horizontal line represents the normal range of antimyosin antibody heart-to-lung uptake ratio (<1.55). There was a significant positive correlation between LVM index and the HLR (r = 0.72). Open squares = patients in group I (no LVH), solid squares = patients in group II (asymptomatic patients with LVH) and solid circles = patients in group III (symptomatic patients). HLR = heart-to-lung ratio; LV = left ventricle; LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy; LVM = left ventricular mass.