Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac Doppler data: results from the NORRE Study

2015258 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Larissa Gussatschenko Caballero · Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

Seisyou Kou · St. Marianna University School of Medicine

R. Dulgheru · University of Liège

Natalia Gonjilashvili

George Athanassopoulos · Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center

Daniele Barone · CTO Andrea Alesini

Monica Baroni · Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio

Abstract

The NORRE study provides the reference values for the most useful Doppler parameters in the evaluation of heart physiology. These data highlight the need of using age-specific reference values especially for the diagnosis of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction and for the estimation of LV filling pressures.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging

Volume 16, Issue 9, pp. 1031-41

DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev083

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