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Table 17 Right atrial volumes and function in the adult for men and women

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

Method

Parameter

Men

Women

N

Meanp

SDp

LL–ULd

n

Meanp

SDp

LL–ULd

Biplane area-length method; RA appendage excluded

Max. RA volume (ml)a

66

65

20

24–105

69

53

14

24–81

Max. RA volume/BSA (ml/m2)a

66

38

12

15–61

69

35

10

16–54

Min. RA volume (ml)a

66

32

12

9–55

69

23

7

9–37

Min. RA volume/BSA (ml/m2)a

66

19

7

5–32

69

15

5

6–24

RA ejection fraction (%)a

66

50

9

32–68

69

56

9

38–74

Simpson’s method; RA appendage excluded

Max. RA volume (ml)a

66

89

22

46–132

69

77

16

45–108

Max. RA volume/BSA (ml/m2)a

66

52

12

28–76

69

51

10

31–71

Min. RA volume (ml)a

66

46

16

14–79

69

35

9

17–53

Min. RA volume/BSA (ml/m2)a

66

27

9

9–45

69

23

6

12–35

RA ejection fraction (%)a

66

49

10

29–69

69

54

9

36–72

Simpson’s method; RA appendage included

Max. RA volume (ml)b

256

108

25

59–158

298

85

18

49–122

Max. RA volume/BSA (ml/m2)b

256

56

12

32–79

298

50

10

31–69

Min. RA volume (ml)c

196

50

17

16–84

238

33

11

11–55

Min. RA volume/BSA (ml/m2)c

196

26

8

10–42

238

20

6

8–32

RA stroke volume (ml)c

196

58

16

26–90

238

47

12

23–71

RA stroke volume/BSA (ml/m2)c

196

30

8

14–46

238

28

7

14–42

RA ejection fraction (%)c

196

54

10

34–74

238

59

9

41–77

  1. n number of study subjects included in the weighted mean values, meanp pooled weighted mean, SDp pooled standard deviation, LL lower limit, UL upper limit, Max. maximal, Min. minimal, RA right atrial, BSA body surface area
  2. aValues from reference [33]
  3. bPooled weighted values from references [14, 37]
  4. cValues from reference [14]
  5. dCalculated as meanp ± 2*SDp