Reference ventricular dimensions and function parameters by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in highly trained Caucasian athletes

Table 3 Right ventricular morphology and function parameters in controls and athletes classified with respect to sport category

Sport category according to intensity
	Control	Low intensity	Medium intensity	High intensity	P
RV EDV (mL)	147 ± 35 ^‡§	145 ± 30 ^‡§	184 ± 40 ^*†§	203 ± 42 ^*†§	< 0.001
RV EDV/BSA (mL/m²)	78 ± 15 ^‡§	81 ± 12 ^‡§	104 ± 19 ^*†	105 ± 17 ^*†	< 0.001
RV ESV (mL)	56 ± 19 ^‡§	56 ± 15 ^‡§	72 ± 18 ^*†	81 ± 24 ^*†	< 0.001
RV ESV/BSA (mL/m²)	30 ± 9 ^‡§	31 ± 9 ^‡§	41 ± 10 ^*†	41 ± 11 ^*†	< 0.001
RV EF (%)	62 ± 7	61 ± 6	61 ± 6	61 ± 7	NS
RVM (g)	39 ± 10 ^†‡§	54 ± 11 ^*§	62 ± 17 ^*§	72 ± 18 ^*†‡	< 0.001
RVM/BSA (g/m²)	20 ± 5 ^†‡§	31 ± 6 ^*‡§	36 ± 8 ^*†	38 ± 8 ^*†	< 0.001
RV RWM	0.30 ± 0.05 ^†‡§	0.35 ± 0.06 ^*	0.35 ± 0.07 ^*	0.36 ± 0.08 ^*	< 0.001
RV WT (mm)	3 ± 1 ^‡§	4 ± 0.8	4 ± 0.7^*	4 ± 0.7^*	< 0.001
RV AVPD, lateral (%)	27 ± 6	24 ± 6	24 ± 5	25 ± 6	NS
RV sphericity index, ES	2.35 ± 0.49	2.44 ± 0.43	2.45 ± 0.55	2.29 ± 0.52	NS
RV sphericity index, ED	2.34 ± 0.52	2.34 ± 0.33	2.46 ± 0.47	2.41 ± 0.43	NS

RV right ventricle, EDV end-diastolic volume, BSA body surface area, ESV end-systolic volume, EF ejection fraction, RVM right ventricular mass, RWM relative wall mass, RV WT RV free wall thickness (measured in segment 7), AVPD atrioventricular plane displacement, ES end-systole, ED end-diastole
Post-Hoc analysis: *significant differences with “Control” group; ^†significant differences with “Low intensity” sport group; ^‡significant differences with “Medium intensity” sport group; §significant differences with “High intensity” sport group

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