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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Normal Reference Ranges for Echocardiography: Rationale, study design, and methodology (NORRE Study)
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 14, No. 4, Year 2013
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Description
BackgroundAvailability of normative reference values for cardiac chamber dimensions, volumes, mass, and function is a prerequisite for the accurate application of echocardiography for both clinical and research purposes. However, due to the lack of consistency in current echocardiographic 'reference values', their use for clinical decision-making remains questionable.AimsThe aim of the 'Normal Reference Ranges for Echocardiography Study (NORRE Study)' is to obtain a set of 'normal values' for cardiac chamber geometry and function in a large cohort of healthy Caucasian individuals aged over a wide range of ages (25-75 years) using both conventional and advanced echocardiographic techniques.MethodsThe NORRE Study is a large prospective, observational multicentre study in which transthoracic echocardiographic studies will be acquired in 22 laboratories accredited by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and in one laboratory in the USA accredited by ICAEL. The final sample size has been estimated in 1100 normal subjects in whom M-mode, 2D, and 3D imaging, colour Doppler, pulsed-wave Doppler, pulsed-wave tissue Doppler, and colour tissue Doppler imaging data will be obtained. All studies will be sent to a central echocardiographic core laboratory for quantitative analysis. Multiple studies will be performed for reproducibility analysis.ConclusionAfter completion of the NORRE Study, uniform reference limits according to age, gender, and anthropometric parameters will be available to standardize the quantitative interpretation of echocardiography. © 2013 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2013. For permissions please email: journals.permissionsoup. com.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lancellotti, Patrizio
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Badano, Luigi P.
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Lang, Roberto Miguel
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago Medicine
Akhaladze, Natela
Unknown Affiliation
Athanassopoulos, George D.
Greece, Athens
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre
Barone, Daniele
Italy, Rome
Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Sant'andrea
Baroni, Monica
Italy, Massa
Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio - Ospedale Del Cuore G. Pasquinucci
Cardim, Nuno Miguel
Portugal, Lisbon
Hospital da Luz
Gómez de Diego, José Juan
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Dérumeaux, Geneviève Anne
Unknown Affiliation
Dulgheru, Raluca Elena
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Edvardsen, Thor
Norway, Oslo
Rikshospitalet-radiumhospitalet hf
Galderisi, Maurizio
Italy, Naples
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico Ii
Gonçalves, Alexandra
Portugal, Porto
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto Fmup
Habib, Gilbert B.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Hagendorff, Andreas
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
Hristova, Krasimira A.
Bulgaria, Sofia
National Heart Hospital
Kou, Seisyou
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
López, Teresa
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario la Paz
Magne, Julien
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
de la Morena, Gonzalo
Spain, Murcia
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Popescu, Bogdan Alexandru
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Pěnička, Martin
Belgium, Aalst
Cardiovascular Center of Aalst
Ozyigit, T.
Turkey, Istanbul
Ekokardiografilaboratuari
Rodrigo Carbonero, Jose David
Spain, Baracaldo
Osakidetza, Cruces University Hospital
Salustri, Alessandro
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
van de Veire, Nico R.L.
Belgium, Ghent
Echocardiography Unit
von Bardeleben, Ralph Stephan
Germany, Mainz
Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Vinereanu, Dragoș
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Voigt, Jens Uwe
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven– University Hospital Leuven
Voilliot, Damien
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Zamorano, José Luis
Spain, Madrid
Servicio Madrileño de Salud
Donal, Erwan
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Maurer, Gerald
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Statistics
Citations: 87
Authors: 34
Affiliations: 27
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/ehjci/jet008
ISSN:
20472404
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative