Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
Key result
Large datasets establish updated normal echocardiographic reference values for all four cardiac chambers.
Population
Adults (normal subjects compiled from multiple databases)
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Implication
May refine clinical echocardiographic reference ranges; extends prior guidelines with larger multi-database datasets.
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Population
Adults (normal subjects compiled from multiple databases)
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Intervention
Echocardiography for cardiac chamber quantification (including three-dimensional echocardiography and myocardial deformation)
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Outcome
Updated normal values for all four cardiac chambers
This joint ASE/EACVI document provides updated, standardized normal values for echocardiographic cardiac chamber quantification, incorporating 3D echocardiography and myocardial deformation.
Cite This Study
Lang et al. (2015) studied this question. Updated normal values for all four cardiac chambers by echocardiography were provided based on larger datasets from multiple databases.