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Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac Doppler data: results from the NORRE Study.
Caballero, Luis; Kou, Seisyou; DULGHERU, Raluca Elena et al.
2015In European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
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Keywords :
Doppler echocardiography; NORRE Study; reference values; systolic and diastolic function
Abstract :
[en] AIMS: Reference values for Doppler parameters according to age and gender are recommended for the assessment of heart physiology, specifically for left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. In this study, we report normal reference ranges for Doppler parameters obtained in a large group of healthy volunteers. Echocardiographic data were acquired using state-of-the-art cardiac ultrasound equipment following Doppler acquisition and measurement protocols approved by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 449 (mean age: 45.8 +/- 13.7 years) healthy volunteers (198 men and 251 women) were enrolled at the collaborating institutions of the Normal Reference Ranges for Echocardiography (NORRE) study. A comprehensive echocardiographic examination was obtained from all subjects following predefined protocols. The majority of the Doppler diastolic parameters (e', E/e') as well as right ventricle systolic s' wave velocity were similar in men and women. Left ventricle s' wave velocity was higher in men than in women. E wave and e' were higher in younger subjects and decreased progressively in the older ones. E/e' ratio increased with ageing. Septal e' <8 cm/s was present in 19.7% of the subjects in the 40-60 year group and in 55% of those in the >/=60 year group. However, the cut-off value of average E/e' or lateral E/e' remained <15 or 13, respectively, in the majority of patients. CONCLUSION: The NORRE study provides the reference values for the most useful Doppler parameters in the evaluation of heart physiology. These data highlight the need of using age-specific reference values especially for the diagnosis of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction and for the estimation of LV filling pressures.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Caballero, Luis
Kou, Seisyou
DULGHERU, Raluca Elena 
Gonjilashvili, Natalia
Athanassopoulos, George
Barone, Daniele
Baroni, Monica
Cardim, Nuno
Gomez de Diego, Jose Juan
Oliva, Maria Jose
Hagendorff, Andreas
Hristova, Krasimira
Lopez, Teresa
Magne, JULIEN
MARTINEZ, Christophe ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie
de la Morena, Gonzalo
Popescu, Bogdan Alexandru
Penicka, Martin
Ozyigit, Tolga
Rodrigo Carbonero, Jose David
Salustri, Alessandro
Van De Veire, Nico
Von Bardeleben, Ralph Stephan
Vinereanu, Dragos
Voigt, Jens-Uwe
Zamorano, Jose Luis
Bernard, Anne
Donal, Erwan
Lang, Roberto M.
Badano, Luigi P.
Lancellotti, Patrizio  ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences cliniques > Imagerie cardiaque fonctionnelle par échographie
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Language :
English
Title :
Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac Doppler data: results from the NORRE Study.
Publication date :
2015
Journal title :
European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
ISSN :
2047-2404
eISSN :
2047-2412
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. (c) The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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