title: Effect of increased body mass index on accuracy of two-dimensional echocardiography for measurement of left ventricular volume, ejection fraction, and mass.
abstract: We used 2- and 3-dimensional echocardiography to determine left ventricular volume, mass, and ejection fraction in overweight (body mass index [BMI] > or = 25 kg/m2), obese (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2), and control (BMI < 25 kg/m2) subjects. Compared with corresponding magnetic resonance imaging measurements, 3-dimensional echocardiography is more accurate than 2-dimensional echocardiography in all patients, but particularly in overweight and obese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Danias
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hibberd
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002306:Cardiac Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*