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Table 1 Normative CMR values of cardiac volumes and function in women and men

From: Cardiovascular disease in women: insights from magnetic resonance imaging

 

Author, year

N (women + men), age

Women

Men

Women compared to men

Left ventricle

 LVEDV (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

124 (88–161)

166 (109–218)

↓

Maicera et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

128 (88–168)

156 (115–198)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

135 (96–174)

169 (102–235)

↓

 LVEDVi (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

74 (54–94)

85 (60–110)

↓

Maicera et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

75 (57–92)

80 (63–98)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

78 (56–99)

82 (53–112)

↓

 LVESV (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

49 (31–68)

69 (39–97)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

42 (23–60)

53 (30–75)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

49

61

↓

 LVESVI (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

29 (19–40)

36 (21–49)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

24 (15–34)

27 (16–38)

↓

 LVSV (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

75 (49–100)

96 (59–132)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

86 (58–114)

104 (76–132)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

86

108

↓

 LVSVI(ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

45 (30–59)

49 (32–67)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

50 (38–63)

53 (41–65)

↓

 LVEF (%)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

61 (51–70)

58 (48–69)

↑

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

67 (58–76)

67 (58–75)

→

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

64 (54–74)

64 (55–73)

→

 LVM (g)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

70 (46–93)

103 (64–141)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

108 (72–144)

146 (108–184)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

90 (66–114)

133 (85–181)

↓

 LVMI (g/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

42 (29–55)

53 (35–70)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [5]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

63 (48–77)

74 (58–91)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

52 (37–67)

65 (46–83)

↓

Right ventricle

 RVEDV (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

130 (85–168)

182 (124–258)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

126 (84–168)

163 (113–213)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

131 (83–178)

177 (111–243)

↓

 RVEDVI (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

77 (53–99)

93 (68–125)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

73 (55–92)

83 (60–106)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

75 (48–103)

86 (58–114)

↓

 RVESV (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

55 (27–77)

85 (47–123)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

43 (17–69)

57 (27–86)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

52

79

↓

 RVESVI (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

33 (17–46)

43 (25–63)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

25 (12–38)

29 (14–43)

↓

 RVSV (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

75 (48–99)

97 (68–125)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

83 (57–108)

106 (72–140)

↓

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

78

98

↓

 RVSVi (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

45 (30–59)

50 (34–67)

↓

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

48 (36–60)

54 (38–70)

↓

 RVEF (%)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]

433 + 371, 45–74 years

58 (47–68)

54 (45–65)

↑

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

66 (54–78)

66 (53–78)

→

Alfakih et al., 2003 [6]

30 + 30, 20–65 years

60 (50–70)

55 (48–63)

↑

 RVM (g)

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

48 (27–69)

66 (38–94)

↓

 RVMi (g/m2)

Maceira et al., 2006 [7]

60 + 60, 20–80 years

28 (18–38)

34 (19–43)

↓

Left atrium

 LAV max (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]a

433 + 371, 45–74 years

62 (33–93)

71 (37–108)

↓

Maceira et al., 2010 [8]c

60 + 60, 20–80 years

68 (42–95)

77 (48–107)

↓

 LAVi max (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]a

433 + 371, 45–74 years

37 (21–55)

36 (19–55)

→

Maceira et al., 2010 [8]c

60 + 60, 20–80 years

40 (27–52)

39 (26–53)

→

 LA emptying fraction (%)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]a

433 + 371, 45–74 years

61 (49–74)

60 (47–73)

→

Maceira et al., 2016 [9]c

60 + 60, 20–80 years

60 (48–72)

58 (47–68)

↑

Right atrium

 RAV max (ml)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]b

433 + 371, 45–74 years

69 (38–101)

93 (43–143)

↓

Maceira et al., 2013 [10]c

60 + 60, 20–80 years

91 (58–124)

109 (64–124)

↓

 RAVi max (ml/m2)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]b

433 + 371, 45–74 years

41 (23–59)

48 (22–74)

↓

Maceira et al., 2013 [10]c

60 + 60, 20–80 years

53 (36–70)

55 (33–78)

→

 RA emptying fraction (%)

Petersen et al., 2017 [4]b

433 + 371, 45–74 years

46 (31–63)

41 (23–58)

↑

Maceira et al., 2016 [9]c

60 + 60, 20–80 years

58 (46–69)

54 (40–68)

↑

  1. Data expressed as mean and in parenthesis the lower and upper reference limits (95% interval) when noted in original publication
  2. LV Left ventricular, EDV End-diastolic volume, I Indexed to body surface area, ESV End-systolic volume, EF Ejection fraction, LVM Left ventricular mass, RV Right ventricular, LAV Left atrial volume, LA Left atrial, RAV Right atrial volume, RA Right atrial
  3. aVolumes from biplane, b Volumes from single plane 4ch view, c Volumes from short axis stack