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Categories of fractional shortening
Categories of fractional shortening
Women
Men
Reference range
27 to 45%
25 to 43%
Mildly abnormal
22 to 26%
20 to 24%
Moderately abnormal
17 to 21%
15 to 19%
Severely abnormal
≤16%
≤15%
Data from: Lang RM, Bieri M, Devereux RB, et al. Recommendations for chamber quantification. Eur J Echocardiography 2006; 7:79.
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