
ECHO 2013 / Pediatric Echocardiography Overview of Quantification and Lessons Learned
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Pediatric Echocardiography:
Overview of Quantification and
Lessons Learned
Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH
State-of-the-Art ECHO
April 5, 2013
No Disclosures

Objectives
•Quantification Guidelines
•Rationale for Indexing and Z-scores
•Current Pediatric Normal Datasets
•Pediatric versus Adult Quantification
Recommendations
•Questions Remaining

Chamber Quantification
JASE 2005

More Chamber Quantification
JASE 2010

Quantification Guidelines
www.ASECHO.org

Rationale for Indexing

Rationale for Indexing
Hemodynamic
State
Size of
Cardiovascular
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