Table 1 Comparative characteristics of normal left (LV) and right (RV) ventricles^a

Structure (Sanz et al. 2019; Dell'Italia 2012)

Elliptical

Triangular, tripartite (inflow, apical, outflow)

Wall thickness (mm) (Haddad et al. 2008)

7–11

2–5

Mass (g/m²) (Haddad et al. 2008)

87 ± 12

26 ± 5

End-diastolic volume (mL) (Haddad et al. 2008)

66 ± 12

75 ± 13

Ejection fraction (%) (Haddad et al. 2008)

67 ± 5

61 ± 7

Stroke work index (g/m²/beat) (Haddad et al. 2008)

50 ± 20

8 ± 2

Outflow resistance (dyne-sec-cm-5) (Haddad et al. 2008)

1100

70

Pressure–volume relationship (Heerdt and Dickstein 1997)

Rectangular

Triangular to rectangular

Optimal adaptive capacity (Edward et al. 2023; Vandenheuvel et al. 2013)

Pressure load

Volume load

Coronary perfusion interval (Crystal and Pagel 2018)

Diastole

Systole and diastole

Ischemic tolerance (Crystal and Pagel 2018)

Relatively poor

Relatively good