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September 5, 2025Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineOpen Access

The impact of different body surface area prediction equations on ventricular dilatation prevalence in youth soccer players

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MMMarco Alessandro MinettoETElisabetta TosoFVFederico Della Vecchia

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals different BSA normalization impacts ventricular dilatation in youth soccer players, suggesting improved echocardiography accuracy.

Key Points

  • Ventricular dilatation prevalence varies depending on body surface area normalization methods.
  • Newly developed predictive equations yielded the most accurate BSA estimates in youth soccer players.
  • Significant differences in echocardiographic variables were noted based on BSA normalization in both genders.
  • Proper BSA estimation is crucial for enhancing the clinical validity of echocardiographic assessments in athletes.

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Minetto et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c239a3b210217d6477c84fhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1627460
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