Prognostic association supports indexing size measures in echocardiography by body surface area.

ABSTRACT: Body surface area (BSA) is the most commonly used metric for body size indexation of echocardiographic measures, but its use in patients who are underweight or obese is questioned (body mass index (BMI) < 18.5 kg/m² or ≥ 30 kg/m², respectively). We aim to use survival analysis to identify an optimal body size indexation metric for echocardiographic measures that would be a better predictor of survival than BSA regardless of BMI. Adult patients with no prior valve replacement were selected from the National Echocardiography Database Australia. Survival analysis was performed for echocardiographic measures both unindexed and indexed to different body size metrics, with 5-year cardiovascular mortality as the primary endpoint. Indexation of echocardiographic measures (lef

SUBMITTER: Fung ASY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632399 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature