A novel method of expressing left ventricular mass relative to body size in children

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2769-2775

  Foster, Bethany J ^a   MacKie, Andrew S ^a   Mitsnefes, Mark ^b   Ali, Huma ^c   Mamber, Silvia ^a   Colan, Steven D ^d  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Pediatrics; Reference standards

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44449163540     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.741157     Document Type: Article

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