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Current status and issues regarding reference values for echocardiography: a short review

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In general, the reference values of diagnostic test parameters are specified based on the values of 95% confidence intervals of those parameters measured in healthy subjects. As heart size varies according to sex, there are sex-related differences in the reference values of echocardiographic parameters. There have been attempts to minimize the variability in the reference values of echocardiographic parameters worldwide by correcting for age-related, sex-related, and body size-related differences. This short review describes the current status and issues regarding the reference values of echocardiographic parameters and discusses the findings of research aimed at resolving these issues.

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    Tadafumi Sugimoto & Kaoru Dohi

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Sugimoto, T., Dohi, K. Current status and issues regarding reference values for echocardiography: a short review. J Med Ultrasonics 49, 17–19 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-021-01108-z

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