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Normal Values of Left Ventricular Mass by Echocardiography in Korean Children
Eun A Kim, Chun Soo Kim, Geun Soo Park, Myung Sung Kim, Sang Lak Lee, Joon Sik Kim, Tae Chan Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(6):797-802.   Published online June 15, 1996
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...