Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment

Objective interpretation of echocardiography results in the paediatric population is an urgent issue due to the difficulties in identifying the correct cardiovascular allometric relationship. A wide use of existing echocardiographic nomograms in paediatric cardiology is problematic due to the lack o...

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Main Authors: Aleksey A Karyakin, Igor’ S. Chub, Ol’ga E. Karyakina, Andrey M. Grjibovski, Aleksey V. Artemov, Ul’yana R. Zakharchenko
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Published: Northern (Arctic) Federal University 2024-12-01
Series:Журнал медико-биологических исследований
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Online Access:https://journals.narfu.ru/index.php/med/article/view/1686
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author Aleksey A Karyakin
Igor’ S. Chub
Ol’ga E. Karyakina
Andrey M. Grjibovski
Aleksey V. Artemov
Ul’yana R. Zakharchenko
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Igor’ S. Chub
Ol’ga E. Karyakina
Andrey M. Grjibovski
Aleksey V. Artemov
Ul’yana R. Zakharchenko
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description Objective interpretation of echocardiography results in the paediatric population is an urgent issue due to the difficulties in identifying the correct cardiovascular allometric relationship. A wide use of existing echocardiographic nomograms in paediatric cardiology is problematic due to the lack of clear data on the subjects’ regional affiliation, the volume of samples analysed, and the insufficient number of Russian studies in this sphere. The purpose of the study was to develop reference intervals for echocardiography parameters of children living in the Arkhangelsk Region and to automate the process of interpretation of the results by creating a digital application. Materials and methods. We analysed 3811 echocardiography protocols of children living in the Arkhangelsk Region aged from 1 to 15 years with no signs of organic pathology of the cardiovascular system or heart rhythm disorders. Results. Using echocardiography data, we developed reference intervals for morphometric parameters of the heart for children aged 1 to 15 years living in the Arkhangelsk Region. The research applied the Z-score approach based on the empirical determination of the degree of abnormalities by the standard deviation from normal values obtained during the examination of a large population of healthy individuals. Reference intervals of echocardiography parameters were determined using body surface area as the dependent variable. The values were automatically calculated in our digital application that allows one to increase the accuracy and efficiency of interpretation of cardiac ultrasound parameters. The results of studying the differences between the reference values in Russian and foreign studies and the obtained regional norms indicate that the hearts of children living in the Arkhangelsk Region are statistically significantly smaller in size. The practical use of the digital application created by us in functional diagnostics will allow doctors to objectivize the measurements of morphometric parameters of the heart and reduce overdiagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-71d67602933544faab199b65aae6980b2025-08-20T02:49:49ZengNorthern (Arctic) Federal UniversityЖурнал медико-биологических исследований2542-12982687-14912024-12-0112444345410.37482/2687-1491-Z2121890Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their AssessmentAleksey A Karyakin0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-8702Igor’ S. Chub1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8593-2808Ol’ga E. Karyakina2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0781-0164Andrey M. Grjibovski3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-0498Aleksey V. Artemov4https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2905-9549Ul’yana R. Zakharchenko5https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3685-7886Северный государственный медицинский университетСеверный (Арктический) федеральный университет имени М.В. ЛомоносоваСеверный (Арктический) федеральный университет имени М.В. ЛомоносоваСеверный государственный медицинский университетАрхангельская областная детская клиническая больница имени П.Г. ВыжлецоваСеверный (Арктический) федеральный университет имени М.В. ЛомоносоваObjective interpretation of echocardiography results in the paediatric population is an urgent issue due to the difficulties in identifying the correct cardiovascular allometric relationship. A wide use of existing echocardiographic nomograms in paediatric cardiology is problematic due to the lack of clear data on the subjects’ regional affiliation, the volume of samples analysed, and the insufficient number of Russian studies in this sphere. The purpose of the study was to develop reference intervals for echocardiography parameters of children living in the Arkhangelsk Region and to automate the process of interpretation of the results by creating a digital application. Materials and methods. We analysed 3811 echocardiography protocols of children living in the Arkhangelsk Region aged from 1 to 15 years with no signs of organic pathology of the cardiovascular system or heart rhythm disorders. Results. Using echocardiography data, we developed reference intervals for morphometric parameters of the heart for children aged 1 to 15 years living in the Arkhangelsk Region. The research applied the Z-score approach based on the empirical determination of the degree of abnormalities by the standard deviation from normal values obtained during the examination of a large population of healthy individuals. Reference intervals of echocardiography parameters were determined using body surface area as the dependent variable. The values were automatically calculated in our digital application that allows one to increase the accuracy and efficiency of interpretation of cardiac ultrasound parameters. The results of studying the differences between the reference values in Russian and foreign studies and the obtained regional norms indicate that the hearts of children living in the Arkhangelsk Region are statistically significantly smaller in size. The practical use of the digital application created by us in functional diagnostics will allow doctors to objectivize the measurements of morphometric parameters of the heart and reduce overdiagnosis.https://journals.narfu.ru/index.php/med/article/view/1686echocardiographychildren of the arkhangelsk regionheart development in childrenmorphometric parameters of the heart in childrenmedical calculatorinterrelation of morphofunctional parametersreference intervals
spellingShingle Aleksey A Karyakin
Igor’ S. Chub
Ol’ga E. Karyakina
Andrey M. Grjibovski
Aleksey V. Artemov
Ul’yana R. Zakharchenko
Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment
Журнал медико-биологических исследований
echocardiography
children of the arkhangelsk region
heart development in children
morphometric parameters of the heart in children
medical calculator
interrelation of morphofunctional parameters
reference intervals
title Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment
title_full Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment
title_fullStr Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment
title_short Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment
title_sort reference intervals for echocardiography parameters of children living in the arkhangelsk region and a digital application for their assessment
topic echocardiography
children of the arkhangelsk region
heart development in children
morphometric parameters of the heart in children
medical calculator
interrelation of morphofunctional parameters
reference intervals
url https://journals.narfu.ru/index.php/med/article/view/1686
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