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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.
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