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Table 27 Normal left ventricular myocardial thickness in mm measured on long axis images for men and women according to [29]

From: Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

  

Men

Women

Level

Region

mean

SD

Lower/upper limits*

mean

SD

Lower/upper limits*

basal

anterior

8.2

1.3

5.6-10.8

7.0

1.1

4.8-9.2

inferior

8.2

1.3

5.6-10.8

6.7

1.1

4.5-8.9

septal

9.1

1.3

6.5-11.7

7.3

1.1

5.1-9.5

lateral

7.6

1.3

5.0-10.2

6.0

1.1

3.8-8.2

mean

8.3

1.0

6.3-10.3

6.8

0.9

5.0-8.6

mid-cavity

anterior

6.0

1.3

3.4-8.6

4.9

1.1

2.7-7.1

inferior

7.7

1.3

5.1-10.3

6.5

1.1

4.3-8.7

septal

8.3

1.3

5.7-10.9

6.8

1.1

4.6-9.0

lateral

6.6

1.3

4.0-9.2

5.3

1.1

3.1-7.5

mean

7.2

1.0

5.2-9.2

5.9

0.9

4.1-7.7

apical

anterior

5.1

1.3

2.5-7.7

4.2

1.1

2.0-6.4

inferior

5.8

1.3

3.2-8.4

5.0

1.1

2.8-7.2

septal

5.8

1.3

3.2-8.4

5.0

1.1

2.8-7.2

lateral

5.5

1.3

2.9-8.1

4.6

1.1

2.4-6.8

mean

5.6

1.0

3.6-7.6

4.7

0.9

2.9-6.5

  1. * = calculated as mean ± (2*SD).