Abstract
Various means have been proposed to account for body size in various cardiac measurements such as ventricular size or aortic diameter. The z-score, a well established process used in pediatrics to account for changes with somatic growth, reflects the position of a measurement, expressed in standard deviations, relative to the mean of the population distribution. Yet the z-score method has not been adapted in adult cardiology practices. In adult congenital heart disease, what is the potential role of z-scores for anthropomorphic indexing? We present arguments for and against the use of z-score nomograms as an indexing method in adults with congenital heart disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-41 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Progress in Pediatric cardiology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Body size
- Echocardiography
- Measurements
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine