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Impact of age, sex, and indexation method on MR left ventricular reference values in the framingham heart study offspring cohort
Author(s) -
Yeon Susan B.,
Salton Carol J.,
Gona Philimon,
Chuang Michael L.,
Blease Susan J.,
Han Yuchi,
Tsao Connie W.,
Danias Peter G.,
Levy Daniel,
O'Donnell Christopher J.,
Manning Warren J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.24649
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cohort , framingham heart study , offspring , cardiology , body surface area , ventricle , body mass index , framingham risk score , heart failure , disease , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Purpose To determine normative values for left ventricular (LV) volumes, mass, concentricity, and ejection fraction (EF) and investigate associations between sex, age, and body size with LV parameters in community‐dwelling adults. Materials and Methods In all, 1794 Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort members underwent LV short‐axis oriented, contiguous multislice cine steady‐state free precession MR of the left ventricle; from these a healthy referent group ( n = 852, 61 ± 9 years, 40% men) free of clinical cardiac disease and hypertension (SBP < 140, DBP < 90 mmHg, never used antihypertensive medication ≥30 years prior to scanning) was identified. Referent participants were stratified by sex and age group (≤55, 56–65, >65 years); LV parameters were indexed to measures of body size. Results Men have greater LV volumes and mass than women both before and after indexation to height, powers of height, and body surface area ( P < 0.01 all), but indexation to fat‐free mass yielded greater LV volume and mass in women. In both sexes, LV volumes and mass decrease with advancing age, although indexation attenuates this association. LVEF is greater in women than men (68 ± 5% vs. 66 ± 5%, P < 0.01) and increases with age in both sexes ( P < 0.05). Conclusion Among nonhypertensive adults free of cardiac disease, men have greater LV volumes and mass with sex differences generally persisting after indexation to body size. LV volumes and mass tend to decrease with greater age in both sexes. Female sex and advanced age were both associated with greater LVEF. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2015;41:1038–1045 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc .