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Table 6 Functional and geometric parameters of the normal left ventricle in the adult, from reference [10]

From: Reference ranges (“normal values”) for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in adults and children: 2020 update

Parameter

Men (n = 60)

Women (n = 60)

Mean

SD

LL–ULa

Mean

SD

LL–ULa

PFRE (ml/s)

527

140

247–807

477

146

185–769

PFRE /BSA (ml/m2)

270

70

130–410

279

81

117–441

PFRE/EDV (/s)

3.4

0.7

2.0–4.8

3.8

0.8

2.2–5.4

PFRA (ml/s)

373

82

209–537

283

69

145–421

PFRA/BSA (ml/m2)

193

44

105–281

168

44

80–256

PFRA/EDV (/s)

2.6

0.6

1.4–3.8

2.3

0.5

1.3–3.3

PFRE/PFRA

1.4

0.3

0.8–2.0

1.7

0.3

1.1–2.3

Septal AVPD (mm)

15

4

7–23

14

3

8–20

Septal AVPD /long length (%)

15

3

9–21

16

4

8–24

Lateral AVPD (mm)

18

4

10–26

17

3

11–23

Lateral AVPD /long length (%)

17

3

11–23

19

3

13–25

Sphericity index, diastoleb

0.31

0.07

0.20–0.48

0.34

0.07

0.20–0.48

Sphericity index, systole

0.20

0.05

0.1–0.3

0.23

0.07

0.09–0.37

  1. n number of study subjects, SD standard deviation, LL lower limit, UL upper limit, BSA body surface area, PFR peak filling rate, E early, A active, AVPD atrioventricular plane descent
  2. aCalculated as mean ± 2*SD
  3. bPooled weighted mean and SD calculated from references [10, 18] with n = 195 men and n = 233 women.