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Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters in patients with SPAP < 50 mmHg vs. SPAP ≥ 50 mmHg

From: Comparison of fibrosing mediastinitis patients with vs. without markedly increased systolic pulmonary arterial pressure: a single-center retrospective study

 

Group of FM

P value

SPAP < 50 mmHg group n = 26

SPAP ≥ 50 mmHg group n = 25

RA, mm

32.28 ± 3.91

36.72 ± 7.33

0.011

RA/LA

0.93 ± 0.08

1.23 ± 0.40

0.001

RV, mm

31.82 ± 3.62

36.90 ± 8.90

0.012

RV/LV

0.93 ± 0.13

1.12 ± 0.23

0.002

DMPA, mm

26.43 ± 6.06

29.56 ± 6.40

0.079

VTR, cm/sec

288.76 ± 33.90

412.08 ± 56.18

 < 0.001

LVEF, %

70.22 ± 5.89

68.20 ± 7.87

0.304

  1. RA = right atrium transverse dimension in four-chamber apical view; RA/LA = right atrium transverse dimension/left atrium transverse dimension in four-chamber apical view; RV = basal right ventricular linear dimension in four-chamber apical view; RV/LV = basal right ventricular linear dimension/basal left ventricular linear dimension in four-chamber apical view; DMPA = diameter of main pulmonary artery; VTR = velocity of tricuspid regurgitation; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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