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Table 6 TAPSE/PASP ratio tertiles of the study population and cause of death in mortality group

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

TAPSE/PASP (mm/mmHg)

1st Tertile (< 0.4)

19 (79.2%)

92 (52.3%)

0.043

2nd Tertile (0.4–0.7)

5 (20.8%)

81 (46.0%)

3rd Tertile (> 0.7)

0 (0%)

3 (1.7%)

Cause of death in mortality group

VF

4 (16.7%)

–

–

VT

2 (8.3%)

–

–

Asystole

3 (12.5%)

–

–

Renal failure

3 (12.5%)

–

–

Cardiogenic shock

12 (50.0%)

–

–

  1. VF Ventricular Fibrillation; VT Ventricular Tachycardia; PASP Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; TAPSE Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion