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Table 3 Right ventricular areas and area fraction obtained with 2-dimensional echocardiography from a single plane four-chamber view according to age group and gender.

From: The limited usefulness of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in obtaining normal reference ranges for right ventricular volumes

 

Age group

   
 

29–39

40–49

50–59

60–80

Females

Males

Total

RVEDA, cm2

25 ± 6

25 ± 5

24 ± 5

24 ± 6

22 ± 4

28 ± 5

25 ± 6

RVEDAI, cm2/m2

13 ± 2

13 ± 2

12 ± 2

13 ± 3

12 ± 2

14 ± 2

13 ± 2

RVESA, cm2

14 ± 4

14 ± 4

13 ± 4

13 ± 3

12 ± 2

16 ± 4

14 ± 4

RVESAI, cm2/m2

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

6 ± 1

8 ± 2

7 ± 2

RVAF, %

45 ± 10

44 ± 8

44 ± 8

46 ± 9

47 ± 8

43 ± 8

45 ± 9

  1. Continuous data presented as mean ± standard deviation. RV: right ventricular area. A: area. D: diastolic. S: systolic. I: index. AF: area fraction.
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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