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Table 7 Left ventricular diameters in the adult for men and women, bSSFP technique

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

Parameter Men Women
n Meanp SDp LL–ULe n Meanp SDp LL–ULe
LV end-diastolic diameter 4Ch (mm)a 227 52 5 42–62 188 49 5 39–59
LV end-diastolic diameter SAx (mm)b 400 53 5 44–62 572 49 4 41–57
LV end-systolic diameter 4Ch (mm)c 54 32 3 26–38 53 28 6 16–40
LV end-systolic diameter SAx (mm)d 60 34 3 28–40 60 31 4 23–39
  1. bSSFP balanced steady-state free precession, 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, LV left ventricular, 4Ch 4 chamber view, SAx short axis
  2. aPooled weighted values from references [18, 24]
  3. bPooled weighted values from references [15, 25]
  4. cValues from reference [24]
  5. dValues from reference [15]
  6. eCalculated as meanp ± 2*SDp
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