Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic normal reference ranges for proximal aorta dimensions: Results from the EACVI NORRE study

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 167-179

  Saura, Daniel ^a   Dulgheru, Raluca ^b   Caballero, Luis ^a   Bernard, Anne ^b,c   Kou, Seisyou ^d   Gonjilashvili, Natalia ^e   Athanassopoulos, George D ^f   Barone, Daniele ^g   Baroni, Monica ^h   Cardim, Nuno ⁱ   Hagendorff, Andreas ^j   Hristova, Krasimira ^k   Lopez, Teresa ^l   De La Morena, Gonzalo ^a   Popescu, Bogdan A ^m   Penicka, Martin ⁿ   Ozyigit, Tolga ^o   Carbonero, Jose David Rodrigo ^p   Van De Veire, Nico ^q   Von Bardeleben, Ralph Stephan ^r   Vinereanu, Dragos ^m   Zamorano, Jose Luis ^s   Gori, Ann Stephan ^b   Cosyns, Bernard ^t,u   Donal, Erwan ^v   Habib, Gilbert ^w,x   Addetia, Karima ^y   Lang, Roberto M ^y   Badano, Luigi P ^z   Lancellotti, Patrizio ^b,aa   more..

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Department of the JO ANN Medical Center   (Georgia)

^f ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^h Ospedale del Cuore   (Italy)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DA LUZ   (Portugal)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^k National Heart Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^m CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

ⁿ CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

^o AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^p HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^q AZ Maria Middelares   (Belgium)

^r UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^s HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^t UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^u In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging (ICMI)   (Belgium)

^v UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^w AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^x TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^y UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^z UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^aa Anthea Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Echocardiography; NORRE study; Reference values; Reproducibility of results; Sinus of valsalva; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY SINUS; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROXIMAL AORTA DIMENSION; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA, THORACIC; COHORT STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SYSTOLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014567828     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew053     Document Type: Article

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