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Importance of length and external diameter in left ventricular geometry. Normal values from the HUNT Study

BACKGROUND: We aimed to study left ventricular (LV) geometry assessed by length (LVWL), external diameter (LVEDD) and relative wall thickness (RWT) in relation to age, body size and gender in healthy individuals. METHODS: 1266 individuals underwent echocardiography in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study...

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Autores principales: Støylen, Asbjørn, Mølmen, Harald E, Dalen, Håvard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27752332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2016-000465