Novel regression equations of left ventricular dimensions in infants less than 1 year of age and premature neonates obtained from echocardiographic examination

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 526-531

  Nagasawa, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a GIFU PREFECTURAL GIFU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

cardiac development; height; infant; Normal value; premature neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL VALUE; PREMATURITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78649955838     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951110000661     Document Type: Article

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