Age-, body surface area-, and sex-specific reference values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging derived ventricular and atrial size and function for Chinese healthy children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is crucial for the diagnosis and prognosis of heart disease. However, normal reference values for CMR-derived morphology parameters have not been established for Chinese children. We sought to establish reference values for ventricular and atrial size and function parameters using CMR in healthy Chinese children across a broad age range.

Methods

3T CMR scans were performed in 191 healthy children, aged 4-18 years. We used balanced steady-state free precession sequence for analyzing chamber size and function. Reference percentile curves and tables were generated using the generalized additive model for location scale and shape. A meta-analysis was conducted to compare our results with those of relevant previously published st

SUBMITTER: Xu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12182818 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Summer

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature