Table 2.
Cardiac volumes and mass determined from cardiac MR
| Elderly athletes (n = 8) | Elderly sedentary (n = 7) | Young sedentary (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| THV (ml) | 1040 ± 237 | 806 ± 129 | 783 ± 90 |
| LVEDV (ml) | 212 ± 51 | 160 ± 24 | 183 ± 23 |
| LVSV (ml) | 119 ± 31 | 99 ± 19 | 107 ± 17 |
| LVM (g) | 151 ± 36 | 115 ± 12 | 120 ± 19 |
| RVEDV (ml) | 225 ± 58 | 180 ± 32 | 219 ± 27 |
| RVSV (ml) | 118 ± 30 | 97 ± 15 | 103 ± 15 |
| LAmax (ml) | 123 ± 35 | 90 ± 23 | 77 ± 19 |
| RAmax (ml) | 129 ± 34 | 101 ± 25 | 110 ± 18 |
| LVSVlong (%) | 65 ± 13 | 52 ± 9 | 55 ± 5 |
| RVSVlong (%) | 87 ± 13 | 78 ± 11 | 77 ± 7 |
| LVM/THV (g ml–1) | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.02 |
| LVEDV/THV | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.01 |
| RVEDV/THV | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.28 ± 0.02 |
| LAmax/THV | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.10 ± 0.02 |
| RAmax/THV | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.01 |
| THV/BSA (ml m–2) | 540 ± 98 | 409 ± 72 | 401 ± 35 |
| LVM/BSA (ml m–2) | 78 ± 15 | 59 ± 7 | 61 ± 8 |
| LVEDV/BSA (ml m–2) | 110 ± 21 | 81 ± 14 | 94 ± 10 |
| RVEDV/BSA (ml m–2) | 116 ± 24 | 91 ± 21 | 112 ± 2 |
| LAmax/BSA (ml m–2) | 64 ± 16 | 46 ± 14 | 39 ± 8 |
| RAmax/BSA (ml m–2) | 72 ± 15 | 52 ± 15 | 56 ± 9 |
BSA, body surface area; LA, left atrium; LVEDV, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume; LVM, left ventricular mass; LVSV, left ventricular stroke volume; LVSVlong, longitudinal contribution to left ventricular stroke volume; RA, right atrium; RVEDV, right ventricular end‐diastolic volume; RVSV, right ventricular stroke volume; RVSVlong, longitudinal contribution to right ventricular stroke volume; THV, total heart volume.