Open AccessReference Values for and Determinants of Right Atrial Area in Healthy Adults by 2-Dimensional Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Ekkehard Grünig,
Philipp Henn,
Antonello D’Andrea,
Martin Claussen,
Nicola Ehlken,
Felicitas Maier,
Robert Naeije,
Christian Nagel,
Felix Prange,
Johannes Weidenhammer,
Christine Fischer,
Eduardo Bossone
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.112.978031
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine
Right atrial (RA) size is important in screening, diagnosis, and follow-up assessment in patients with pulmonary hypertension. The objective of this study was to define normal reference values for RA area by echocardiography in a large population of athletic versus sedentary healthy subjects.
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