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Table 2 Echo findings of TI patients according to TR jet velocity

From: Echocardiographic evaluation of thalassemia intermedia patients in Duhok, Iraq

Echo Findings

Jet velocity <2.5 m/sec 42(69%)

Jet velocity 2.5-2.9 m/sec 11(18%)

Jet velocity ≥3.0 m/sec 8(13%)

p-value

IVSDD(cm/m2)

0.51(SD0.20)

0.55(SD0.16)

0.56(SD0.13)

0.68

LVEDD(cm/m2)

2.90(SD0.51)

3.15(SD0.54)

3.40(SD0.40)

0.01

LVPWDD(cm/m2)

0.52(SD0.14)

0.53(SD0.15)

0.54(SD0.15)

0.92

IVSSD(cm/m2)

0.75(SD0.20)

0.76(SD0.21)

0.81(SD0.20)

0.74

LVESD(cm/m2)

1.56(SD0.35)

1.79(SD0.37)

1.91(SD0.40)

0.01

LVPWSD(cm/m2)

0.57(SD0.15)

0.59(SD0.13)

0.63(SD0.11)

0.54

LVEF (%)

65(SD6.40)

64(SD7.20)

56(SD12.40)

0.01

LA diameter(mm/m2)

22.53(SD5.0)

25.46(SD5.80)

27.25(SD6.60)

0.01

Transmitralinflow E/A ratio(m/s)

1.70(SD0.61)

1.42(SD0.40)

1.26(SD0.38)

0.07

RV diameter (cm/m2)

1.24(SD0.62)

1.57(SD0.71)

1.99(SD0.68)

0.01

RA area(cm2/m2)

9.11(SD4.20)

12.6(SD3.10)

13.52(SD3.40)

0.003

TAPSE(cm)

2.66(SD1.02)

2.33(SD0.93)

1.8(SD0.40)

0.06

TR peak gradient (mmHg)

21.55(SD10.23)

27.21(SD7.66)

35.44(SD9.1)

0.001

PR peak gradient (mmHg)

10.20(SD4.10)

13.25(SD6.20)

15.01(SD4.41)

0.01

  1. EF: Ejection fraction, IVSDD: Interventricular septum diastolic diameter, LVEDD: Left ventricle end diastolic diameter, LVPWDD: Left ventricle posterior wall diastolic diameter, IVSSD: Interventricular septum systolic diameter, LVESD: Left ventricle end systolic diameter, LVPWSD: Left ventricle posterior wall systolic diameter, LA: Left atrium, RV: Right ventricle, RA: Right atrium, TAPSE: Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TR: Tricuspid regurgitation, PR: Pulmonary regurgitation.