J Korean Pediatr Soc.
1996 Jun;39(6):797-802.
Normal Values of Left Ventricular Mass by Echocardiography in Korean Children
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- 1Andong Presbyterian Hospital, Andong, Korea.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- PURPOSE
Determination of left ventricular myocardial mass with echocardiography is feasible and validated. American Society of Echocardiography(ASE) issued recommendations for the quantitation of the left ventricle by M-mode echocardiography. The purpose of this study is to determine the mean value of left ventricular mass in Korean children.
METHODS
We measured left ventricular mass in 498 subjects(male 289, female 209) using ASE cube method with correction in M-mode method.
RESULTS
1) The mean value of left ventricular mass corrected by body surface area are respectively: 54.87+/-27.45 gm/m2 in Korean male children, and 49.57+/-23.16 gm/m2 in Korean female children, by echocardiography in accordance with the ASE convention. 2) The left ventricular mass correlated well with the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular posterior wall thickness, and left ventricular end-diastolic volume.
CONCLUSIONS
These normal values shoud provide a valuable database for further studies of the development of left ventricular mass in patients with various cardiac abnormalities.
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