Relationship between normal heart size and body indices in Korean

We provided a curve-fit equation to predict the normal heart weight (g) in Koreans by examining 422 autopsies (215 males and 207 females, from newborn to age 77 yr) who were relatively in good general condition. Heart weight was well correlated with body surface area (m2), body weight (kg), and body...

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Published in:Journal of Korean medical science 2000-12, Vol.15 (6), p.641-646
Main Authors: Seo, J S, Lee, S Y, Won, K J, Kim, D J, Sohn, D S, Yang, K M, Cho, S H, Park, J D, Lee, K H, Kim, H D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Body Height
Body Weight
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Heart - anatomy & histology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Korea
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Size
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Summary:We provided a curve-fit equation to predict the normal heart weight (g) in Koreans by examining 422 autopsies (215 males and 207 females, from newborn to age 77 yr) who were relatively in good general condition. Heart weight was well correlated with body surface area (m2), body weight (kg), and body height (cm) but poorly with age in both sex. Heart weight progressively increased from birth to the earlier 3rd and 4th decades in male and female, respectively, and then gradually decreased; mean heart weight of all age group was greater in male than in female and significantly different from birth to 4th decade. In both sex, heart weight exponentially increased in accordance with the increase of body height, body weight, and body surface (in male, heart weight=0.00312 x body height(2.239), r2=0.750, p
ISSN:1011-8934
1598-6357
DOI:10.3346/jkms.2000.15.6.641