Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
Population
Diverse world population undergoing standard echocardiographic measurements
Design
Meta-analysis
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Implication
Enhances echo diagnostic equity worldwide; extends prior norms beyond Western-centric cohorts.
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Population
Diverse world population undergoing standard echocardiographic measurements
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Outcome
Normal reference ranges of left heart dimensions, areas, volumes, mitral inflow and tissue Doppler, and associated calculated variablessurrogate
The EchoNoRMAL study aims to redefine normal reference ranges for left heart echocardiographic measurements using an individual person data meta-analysis to better reflect a diverse global population.
Cite This Study
Poppe et al. (2012) studied this question.