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Reference Values for Indexed Echocardiographic Chamber Sizes in Older Adults: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Authors :
Jordan B. Strom
Monica Mukherjee
Lauren Beussink‐Nelson
Julius M. Gardin
Benjamin H. Freed
Sanjiv J. Shah
Jonathan Afilalo
Source :
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 13, Iss 8 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Wiley, 2024.

Abstract

Background Normalization of echocardiographic chamber measurements for body surface area may result in misclassification of individuals with obesity or sarcopenia. Normalization for alternative measures of body size may be preferable, but there remains a dearth of information on their normative values and association with cardiovascular function metrics. Methods and Results A total of 3032 individuals underwent comprehensive 2‐dimensional echocardiography at Exam 6 in MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). In the subgroup of 608 individuals free of cardiopulmonary disease (69.5±7.0 years, 46% male, 48% White, 17% Chinese, 15% Black, 21% Hispanic), normative values were derived for left and right cardiac chamber measurements across a variety of ratiometric (body surface area, body mass index, height) and allometric (height1.6, height2.7) scaling parameters. Normative upper and lower reference values were provided for each scaling parameter stratified across age groups, sex, and race or ethnicity. Among scaling parameters, body surface area and height were associated with the least variability across race and ethnicity categories and height2.7 was associated with the least variability across sex categories. Conclusions In this diverse cohort of community‐dwelling older adults, we provide normative values for common echocardiographic parameters across a variety of indexation methods.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20479980
Volume :
13
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8ebbe96f5da3479da815854732c91b58
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.034029