Table 3. Copy number of mtDNA can vary in multiple samples from single atrial appendages.

Patient code	Age (years)	Sample no.	Copy number of mtDNAa	Mean copy number of mtDNAa	CVb (%)
P1	34	1	6000	8000	35
		2	10 000
P2	44	1	1867	3089	54
		2	2400
		3	5000
P3	49	1	3200	2800	20
		2	2401
P4	49	1	6000	6334	7
		2	6667
P5	50	1	7500	6036	34
		2	4571
P6	61	1	10 000	11 000	13
		2	12 000
P7	63	1	9375	8688	11
		2	8000
P8	66	1	10 667	10 334	5
		2	10 000
P9	68	1	13 000	8222	51
		2	5000
		3	6667
P10	70	1	8889	7570	25
		2	6250
P11	73	1	2286	3016	34
		2	3745
P12	74	1	2500	3125	28
		2	3750

^aExpressed as mtDNA genomes per diploid nuclear genome; the overall mean across the 12 subjects is 6390.

^bThe mean CV (as defined in Table 2) was 26.