References:

Boston

Validation and re-evaluation of a discriminant model predicting anatomic suitability for biventricular repair in neonates with aortic stenosis. Colan SD, McElhinney DB, Crawford EC, Keane JF, Lock JE. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 May 2;47(9):1858-65.

Detroit

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.

Halifax

Dilatation of the ascending aorta in paediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valve: frequency, rate of progression and risk factors. Warren AE, Boyd ML, O'Connell C, Dodds L. Heart. 2006 Oct;92(10):1496-500

Paris

Nomograms for Aortic Root Diameters in Children Using Two-Dimensional Echocardiography. Gautier M, Detaint D, Fermanian C, Aegerter P, Delorme G, Arnoult F, Milleron O, Raoux F, Stheneur C, Boileau C, Vahanian A, Jondeau G. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Mar 15;105(6):888-894

Note: The measurements of the sinus of valsalva, st-junction, and ascending aorta were made at end-diastole for this reference.

Wessex

Relationship of the dimension of cardiac structures to body size: an echocardiographic study in normal infants and children. Daubeney PE, Blackstone EH, Weintraub RG, Slavik Z, Scanlon J, Webber SA. Cardiol Young. 1999 Jul;9(4):402-10.

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