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Table 1 Critical Steps in Determining and Interpreting Left Ventricular Hypertrophy using Echocardiography

From: Echocardiography-based left ventricular mass estimation. How should we define hypertrophy?

1. Imaging – Mode and Acquisition

2. Estimating Left Ventricular Volume

3. Defining Border Limits – Conventions of Layer Measurements

4. Calculating Mass – LV Mass Formulas

5. Indexing for Body Size

6. Determining Cut-off Points

   a. Using a reference sample (normality/statistical criteria)

   b. Using prognostic data (driven by clinical endpoint)

7. Evaluation of Left Ventricular Structure

8. Role of Additional Factors in LVM Determination

9. Clinical Correlates Associated with LVH