Limitations of current echocardiographic nomograms for left ventricular, valvular, and arterial dimensions in children: A critical review

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-152

  Cantinotti, Massimiliano ^a   Scalese, Marco ^b   Molinaro, Sabrina ^b   Murzi, Bruno ^a   Passino, Claudio ^a,c  

^a Fondazione Toscana G Monasterio   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Neonates; References values

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRY; AORTA; AORTA ARCH; AORTA VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; MITRAL VALVE; NOMOGRAM; NORMAL VALUE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856089499     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.10.016     Document Type: Review

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