Left Atrium
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Left atrial dimensions
| Women | Men | ||||||||||||||||
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| Reference range | Mildly abnormal | Moderately abnormal | Severely abnormal | Reference range | Mildly abnormal | Moderately abnormal | Severely abnormal | ||||||||||
| Atrial dimensions | |||||||||||||||||
| LA diameter, cm | 2.7–3.8 | 3.9–4.2 | 4.3–4.6 | ≥4.7 | 3.0–4.0 | 4.1–4.6 | 4.7–5.2 | ≥5.2 | |||||||||
| LA diameter/BSA, cm/m2 | 1.5–2.3 | 2.4–2.6 | 2.7–2.9 | ≥3.0 | 1.5–2.3 | 2.4–2.6 | 2.7–2.9 | ≥3.0 | |||||||||
| RA minor-axis dimension, cm | 2.9–4.5 | 4.6–4.9 | 5.0–5.4 | ≥5.5 | 2.9–4.5 | 4.6–4.9 | 5.0–5.4 | ≥5.5 | |||||||||
| RA minor-axis dimension/BSA, cm/m2 | 1.7–2.5 | 2.6–2.8 | 2.9–3.1 | ≥3.2 | 1.7–2.5 | 2.6–2.8 | 2.9–3.1 | ≥3.2 | |||||||||
| Atrial area | |||||||||||||||||
| LA area, cm2 | ≤20 | 20–30 | 30–40 | >40 | ≤20 | 20–30 | 30–40 | >40 | |||||||||
| Atrial volumes | |||||||||||||||||
| LA volume, mL | 22–52 | 53–62 | 63–72 | ≥73 | 18–58 | 59–68 | 69–78 | ≥79 | LA volume/BSA, mL/m2 | 22 ± 6 | 29–33 | 34–39 | ≥40 | 22 ± 6 | 29–33 | 34–39 | ≥40 |
| Bold values: Recommended and best validated. | |||||||||||||||||
Left atrial pressure (LAP) [1]
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References
- Nagueh SF, Appleton CP, Gillebert TC, Marino PN, Oh JK, Smiseth OA, Waggoner AD, Flachskampf FA, Pellikka PA, and Evangelista A. Recommendations for the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Feb;22(2):107-33. DOI:10.1016/j.echo.2008.11.023 |