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Normal Values of Left Ventricular Mass by Echocardiography in Korean Children

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1996;39(6):797-802.
Published online June 15, 1996.
Normal Values of Left Ventricular Mass by Echocardiography in Korean Children
Eun A Kim1, Chun Soo Kim2, Geun Soo Park2, Myung Sung Kim2, Sang Lak Lee2, Joon Sik Kim2, Tae Chan Kwon2
1Andong Presbyterian Hospital, Andong, Korea
2Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
정상 소아에서 심초음파로 측정한 좌심실 질량
김은아1, 김천수2, 박근수2, 김명성2, 이상락2, 김준식2, 권태찬2
1안동성소병원 소아과
2계명대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
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¡¾27.45 gm/m2 in Korean male children, and 49.57¡¾23.16 gm/m2 in Korean female children, by echocardiography in accordance with the ASE convention. 2) The leftventricular mass correlated well with the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular posterior wall thickness, and leftventricular end-diastolic volume.
Conclusion
: These normal values shoud provide a valuable database for further studies of the development of left ventricular mass in patients with various cardiac abnormalities.
Key Words: Normalvalue, Left ventricular mass, Echocardiography


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