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Table 3 Left atrial structure and function

From: The impact of image and performance enhancing drugs on atrial structure and function in resistance trained individuals

Variable

Current user Mean ± SD

Past user Mean ± SD

Non-user

Mean ± SD

LA anterior–posterior dimension (mm)

39 ± 5

38 ± 4

35 ± 4

LA anterior–POSTERIOR DIMENSION (indexed to BSA0.5)

26 ± 3

26 ± 2

25 ± 2

LA volume end systole (ml)

60 ± 17b

53 ± 10

46 ± 12

LA volume end systole (index to BSA1.5)

18 ± 4

18 ± 2

18 ± 3

LA reservoir strain (%)

33 ± 8a,b

39 ± 8

42 ± 8

LA conduit strain (%)

22 ± 6a,b

29 ± 9

31 ± 7

LA booster strain (%)

12 ± 4

11 ± 4

12 ± 4

LA stiffness

0.21 ± 0.7a,b

0.15 ± 0.04

0.15 ± 0.07

  1. LA left atria, BSA body surface area
  2. aDenotes significance < 0.05 between current users and past-users
  3. bDenotes significance < 0.05 between current users and non-users