Allometric model improves scaling of left atrial size in obese population: The use of body weight containing variables is challenged

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-260

  Yao, Gui Hua ^a   Vallurupalli, Neelima ^b   Cui, Jiang ^b   Hiser, William L ^b   Cook, James R ^b   Jiang, Leng ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allometric scaling; echocardiography; isometric scaling; left atrium; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952765268     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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