Key result
Cross-sectional data establish echocardiographic reference values for 22 cardiac chamber measurements in healthy Caucasian children.
Why the study?
Nomograms for quantitative evaluation of cardiac chamber dimensions in pediatric echocardiography are limited.
Population
1,091 Caucasian Italian healthy children aged 0 days to 17 years
Comparison
Not applicable, descriptive echocardiographic measurements
Design
Prospective cross-sectional study
Authors
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New nomograms may aid quantitative pediatric echocardiography; leaves open validation across ethnicities before routine adoption.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,091)
This study provides reliable echocardiographic nomograms and Z scores for cardiac chamber dimensions in healthy Caucasian children based on body surface area.
Cantinotti et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy children (n=1,091). Echocardiographic measurement of cardiac chamber dimensions was evaluated on Echocardiographic nomograms of cardiac chamber diameters and areas. Echocardiographic reference values and Z scores for 22 chamber area and diameter measurements were established for healthy Caucasian children based on body surface area.
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