Allometric Indexing of Left Ventricular Mass in Echocardiography: Differences Between Men and Women

Allometric Indexing of Left Ventricular Mass in Echocardiography: Differences Between Men and Women Echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular mass (LVM) are commonly adjusted for body size by dividing by body surface area (BSA), under the assumption that LVM and BSA scale linearly. This is not the case, however, and allometric indexing has been proposed instead, which assumes an exponential relationship between LVM and body height, the latter raised to the allometri...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research
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