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Table 28 Normal left ventricular myocardial thickness in mm measured on short axis images for men and women

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

  

Men

Women

Level

Segment

mean p

SD p

Lower/upper limits*

mean p

SD p

Lower/upper limits*

basal

1

8.2

1.1

6.0-10.4

6.7

1.0

4.7-8.7

2

9.6

1.1

7.4-11.8

7.9

1.0

5.9-9.9

3

9.2

1.1

7.0-11.4

7.5

1.0

5.5-9.5

4

8.1

1.1

5.9-10.3

6.6

1.0

4.6-8.6

5

7.3

1.1

5.1-9.5

6.0

1.0

4.0-8.0

6

7.4

1.1

5.2-9.6

6.1

0.9

4.3-7.9

mid-cavity

7

6.7

1.1

4.5-8.9

5.7

1.0

3.7-7.7

8

7.7

1.1

5.5-9.9

6.4

1.0

4.4-8.4

9

8.2

1.1

6.0-10.4

6.9

1.0

4.9-8.9

10

7.0

1.1

4.8-9.2

5.9

1.0

3.9-7.9

11

6.2

1.1

4.0-8.4

5.2

0.9

3.4-7.0

12

6.4

1.1

4.2-8.6

5.4

1.0

3.4-7.4

apical

13

6.7

1.1

4.5-8.9

6.4

1.0

4.4-8.4

14

7.3

1.1

5.1-9.5

6.3

1.0

4.3-8.3

15

6.2

1.1

4.0-8.4

5.4

1.0

3.4-7.4

16

6.3

1.1

4.1-8.5

5.9

1.0

3.9-7.9

  1. Pooled weighted mean values from references [29,30].
  2. meanp = pooled weighted mean; SDp = pooled standard deviation; * = calculated as meanp ± 2*SDp; Segments: 1 = basal anterior, 2 = basal anteroseptal, 3 = basal inferoseptal, 4 = basal inferior, 5 = basal inferolateral, 6 = basal anterolateral, 7 = mid anterior, 8 = mid anteroseptal, 9 = mid inferoseptal, 10 = mid inferior, 11 = mid inferolateral, 12 = mid anterolateral, 13 = apical anterior, 14 = apical septal, 15 = apical inferior, 16 = apical lateral.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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