The ventricular volume variability study of the pediatric heart network: Study Design and impact of beat averaging and variable type on the reproducibility of echocardiographic measurements in children with chronic dilated cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Colan, Steven D ^a,b   Shirali, Girish ^c   Margossian, Renee ^a   Gallagher, Dianne ^b   Altmann, Karen ^d   Canter, Charles ^f   Chen, Shan ^b   Golding, Fraser ^g   Radojewski, Elizabeth ^g   Camitta, Michael ^e   Carboni, Michael ^e   Rychik, Jack ^h   Stylianou, Mario ⁱ   Tani, Lloyd Y ^j   Selamet Tierney, Elif Seda ^a   Wang, Yanli ^b   Sleeper, Lynn A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^h NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^j DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Pediatrics; Reproducibility; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84864278265     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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