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Table 2.

Athlete’s left heart echocardiography evaluation.

Cardiac chamber	Parameter	Study	Mean value ( $\pm$ SD)
LV	EDD (mm) (BSA $<$ 1.8 M, BSA $<$ 1.5 F)	Boraita et al. [75], Spain – 2022 (3282 elite athletes, mean age 23 $\pm$ 6 years)	55 $\pm$ 4 M
			49 $\pm$ 4 F
		Magalski et al. [76], USA – 2011 (964 competitive athletes, ages 18–21 years)	52 $\pm$ 4 M
			46 $\pm$ 4 F
			49 $\pm$ 5 white
			50 $\pm$ 5 black
		Pelliccia et al. [77], Italy – 1991 (1309 elite athletes, mean age 22 years)	54.6 $\pm$ 3.5 high impact M (BSA $<$ 1.8)
			48 $\pm$ 3.6 high impact F (BSA $<$ 1.5)
			51.2 $\pm$ 3 low impact M (BSA $<$ 1.8)
			45.3 $\pm$ 2.8 low impact F (BSA $<$ 1.5)
	IVS (mm)	Boraita et al. [75], Spain – 2022 (3282 elite athletes, mean age 23 $\pm$ 6 years)	9 $\pm$ 1 M
			8 $\pm$ 1 F
		Magalski et al. [76], USA – 2011 (964 competitive athletes, aged 18–21 years)	9 $\pm$ 1 M
			8 $\pm$ 1 F
			9 $\pm$ 1 white
			9 $\pm$ 1 black
		D’Andrea et al. [78], Italy – 2010 (615 elite athletes, mean age 28.4 $\pm$ 10 years)	9.7 $\pm$ 3.1 endurance
			9.2 $\pm$ 2.1 strength
	Systolic function (EF%)	Boraita et al. [75], Spain – 2022 (3282 elite athletes, mean age 23 $\pm$ 6 years)	61 $\pm$ 7 M and F
		D’Andrea et al. [78], Italy – 2010 (615 elite athletes, mean age 28.4 $\pm$ 10 years)	69.7 $\pm$ 4.7 endurance
			67.1 $\pm$ 3.8 strength
	Diastolic function (E/A)	Boraita et al. [75], Spain – 2022 (3282 elite athletes, mean age 23 $\pm$ 6 years)	85 $\pm$ 14/43 $\pm$ 11 M
			92 $\pm$ 14/45 $\pm$ 13 F
LA	Antero-posterior diameter (mm)	Boraita et al. [75], Spain – 2022 (3282 elite athletes, mean age 23 $\pm$ 6 years)	35.9 $\pm$ 4.7 M
			32.1 $\pm$ 4.2 F
		Magalski et al. [76], USA – 2011 (964 competitive athletes, ages 18–21 years)	34 $\pm$ 4 M
			30 $\pm$ 4 F
			32 $\pm$ 4 white
			33 $\pm$ 4 black
		D’Andrea et al. [78], Italy – 2010 (615 elite athletes, mean age 28.4 $\pm$ 10 years)	34.5 $\pm$ 5.5
	Longitudinal diameter (mm)	Boraita et al. [79], Spain – 2016 (3281 elite athletes, mean age 23.1 $\pm$ 5.7 years)	52.6 $\pm$ 5.9 M
			48.1 $\pm$ 5.5 F
	Area (cm)	Gjerdalen et al. [80], Norway – 2015 (595 elite athletes, mean age 25.1 $\pm$ 4.6 years)	20.7 $\pm$ 4.4
	Volume index (mL/ ${}^{2}$ )	D’Andrea et al. [78], Italy – 2010 (615 elite athletes, mean age 28.4 $\pm$ 10 years)	28.2 $\pm$ 9.2 M
			26.5 $\pm$ 7.2 F

LV, left ventricle; LA, left atrium; BSA, body surface area; EF, ejection fraction; F, female; LA, left atrium; LAVI, left atrial volume index; LV, left ventricle; EDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; M, male; IVS, interventricular septum; E/A, early (E) to late (A) diastolic filling velocity.