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Table 4 The RV echocardiographic characteristics of the studied groups

From: Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary arterial systolic pressure ratio as a predictor of in-hospital mortality for acute heart failure

 

In-hospital mortality (n = 24)

Survival (n = 176)

p

Tricuspid E(m/s)

0.51 ± 0.07

0.48 ± 0.07

0.090

Tricuspid A(m/s)

0.40 ± 0.07

0.40 ± 0.07

0.829

Tricuspid E/ è

4.50 ± 0.93

4.27 ± 0.82

0.199

PASP (mmHg)

48.88 ± 5.97

45.62 ± 5.68

0.010

TAPSE (mm)

17.67 ± 3.57

20.06 ± 4.27

0.009

TAPSE/PASP (mm/mmHg)

0.38 ± 0.09

0.45 ± 0.12

0.005

RVFAC %

34.88 ± 3.83

36.58 ± 4.32

0.068

RAVI (mL/m2)

37.62 ± 6.30

30.95 ± 5.53

 < 0.001

Severity of TR

Mild

8 (33.3%)

64 (36.4%)

0.950

Moderate

9 (37.5%)

65 (36.9%)

 

Severe

7 (29.2%)

47 (26.7%)

 
  1. E Peak flow velocity during the early rapid filling phase; A Peak flow velocity during atrial contraction. E/è The ratio of early flow velocity to the early annular velocity; PASP Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; TAPSE Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; RVFAC Right ventricular fraction area change; RAVI Right atrial volume index; TR Tricuspid regurgitation
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