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European Heart Journal 1984 5(9):762-770;
Copyright © 1984 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1984 The European Society of Cardiology

Reference ranges of echocardiographic measurements in the Dutch population

P. J. VOOGD, H. RIJSTERBORGH, J. LUBSEN, A. C. ARNTZENIUS, L. K. MONSJOU* and E. H. GODIJN*

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leiden, and the Interuniversity Institute of Cardiology The Netherlands

Received 24 January 1984; revised 17 May 1984; .

Reprint requests to: Paul J. Voogd, M.D.,Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, 10 Rijnsburgerweg, 2333 AA Leiden, The Netherlands

Abstract

Reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements were determined in 609 healthy Dutch subjects, using height, weight, age, sex, RR-interval and blood pressure (in adults only) as determinants. Endsystolic as well as end-diastolic measurements of the aortic root as well as left ventricular inner diameter, posterior and septal thickness were taken, as was the left atrial end-systolic diameter. Multiple linear regression was performed of the form:

Formula=A.(age)B.(height)C.(weight)D.(RR-interval)E.(sex)F.

The residuals were calculated in order to determine the percentile limits by means of linear interpolation. Sex and weight were significant determinants in all the echocardiographic parameters studied. The results were presented twofold, with a simple version for males and females separately, using only weight as a determinant and allowing graphical presentation, and secondly a complex version taking into account all determinants, which can only be solved with help of a calculator.

Key Words: Population study • echocardiography • normal values


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