Normal right and left ventricular mass development during early infancy
| Autor: | Julie E. Noble, J. Usha Raj, Patricia I. Dickson, James J. Joyce, Barry G. Baylen, Ning Qi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Body surface area
Adult medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Heart Ventricles Physiologic hypertrophy Infant Newborn Infant Early infancy Left ventricular mass In utero Echocardiography Reference Values Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology Right ventricular mass Humans cardiovascular diseases Prospective Studies Ventricular mass Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Adult level |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of cardiology. 93(6) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9149 |
| Popis: | The average newborn's right ventricular mass, indexed to body surface area, is approximately 20% above the adult level, consistent with in utero physiologic hypertrophy. In contrast, the left ventricular mass index is underdeveloped by about 30% at birth, resulting in a ratio of right to left ventricular mass that is nearly 75% higher than at maturity. Left ventricular mass index increases rapidly during the first 2 weeks of life and then more slowly thereafter, whereas the right ventricular mass index decreases steadily during the first 4 months of life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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