Pettersen et al., JASE 2008

BSA-adjusted z-scores of 21 common 2D and M-Mode echo measurements. Measurement sites include the mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aortic arch, pulmonary valve, and pulmonary arteries. Data is from 782 patients evaluated at the Children's Hospital of Michigan.

Patient Demographics

Height (cm):

Weight (kg):

BSA ("Dubois"):

Measurements

Site

Z-Score

Range

RV End Diastolic Dimension (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Interventricular Septum, Diastole (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

LV End-Diastolic Diameter (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

LV Posterior Wall, Diastole (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Interventricular Septum, Systole (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

LV End-Systolic Diameter (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

LV Posterior Wall, Systole (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Left Atrial Diameter (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Mitral Valve, Lateral (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Aortic Valve Annulus (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Sinus of Valsalva (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Sino-Tubular Junction (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Proximal Transverse Arch (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Aortic Isthmus (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Descending Aorta (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Abdominal Aorta (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Tricuspid Valve, Lateral (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Pulmonary Valve Annulus (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Main Pulmonary Artery (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Right Pulmonary Artery (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Left Pulmonary Artery (mm):

Z-Score:

Range:

Note: the study population had the following characteristics:

age range: (0 - 18)
bsa range: (0 - 2.0)

Data entered for patients outside of these limits should be used with caution.

Regression equations for calculation of z scores of cardiac structures in a large cohort of healthy infants, children, and adolescents: an echocardiographic study.

Pettersen MD, Du W, Skeens ME, Humes RA.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Aug;21(8):922-34.