Table 3.

Cardiac function parameters obtained from two-dimensional short axis Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Stroke volume and body surface area were used to index flow parameters for men and women,

Cardiac Parameter	Male	Female	p-value
Stroke Volume [mL]	89.75 ± 15.26	69.32 ± 19.69	0.0009
Stroke Volume BSA Index [ml/m2]*	45.41 ±7.83	40.27± 11.06	0.138
End Diastolic Volume [mL]	168.35 ±27.24	124 ±27.10	<0.001
End Systolic Volume [mL]	78.6 ±20.31	53.53 ±11.88	<0.001
Ejection Fraction [%]	53.65 ±6.47	57.17 ±5.08	0.072
Cardiac Output [L/min ]	5.63 ±1.35	4.89 ± 1.50	0.130
Heart Rate [bpm]	63.05 ± 12.51	68.76 ± 10.32	0.137
End Diastolic Volume Index [ml/m2]*	84.99 ± 12.39	71.53 ±14.75	0.012
End Systolic Volume Index [ml/m2]*	39.58 ±9.37	30.84 ±7.18	0.005
Cardiac Output Index [l/min-m2]*	2.84 ±0.63	2.93 ±0.74	0.699

^*Indexed data was reported on 35 of the 39 volunteers: BSA was not recorded for 4 subjects