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Table 3 SF and TA distance at end-diastole and end-systole in control subjects and PH patients

From: Right ventricular ejection fraction is better reflected by transverse rather than longitudinal wall motion in pulmonary hypertension

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Control subjects

PH patients

Transverse movements

level

SFed (mm)

SFes (mm)

SFD (mm)

fractional-SFD (%)

SFed (mm)

SFes (mm)

SFD (mm)

fractional-SFD (%)

apex-1

17 Ā± 5

7 Ā± 3

10 Ā± 4

56 Ā± 14

27 Ā± 11

25 Ā± 13

2 Ā± 7*

11 Ā± 28*

2

24 Ā± 5

11 Ā± 4

13 Ā± 4

54 Ā± 13

34 Ā± 10

31 Ā± 13

3 Ā± 7*

11 Ā± 22*

3

30 Ā± 5

15 Ā± 4

17 Ā± 6

52 Ā± 10

40 Ā± 9

35 Ā± 12

5 Ā± 6*

13 Ā± 18*

mid-4

36 Ā± 5

19 Ā± 5

19 Ā± 6

48 Ā± 9

46 Ā± 9

40 Ā± 12

7 Ā± 6*

16 Ā± 14*

5

41 Ā± 5

24 Ā± 5

18 Ā± 5

42 Ā± 9

52 Ā± 9

44 Ā± 12

8 Ā± 6*

16 Ā± 12*

6

44 Ā± 6

28 Ā± 6

16 Ā± 4

37 Ā± 10

55 Ā± 9

46 Ā± 11

8 Ā± 5*

16 Ā± 10*

base-7

45 Ā± 7

30 Ā± 7

15 Ā± 4

33 Ā± 9

55 Ā± 9

46 Ā± 10

9 Ā± 4*

17 Ā± 9*

Longitudinal movements

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TAAed (mm)

TAAes (mm)

TAPSE (mm)

fractional-TAAD (%)

TAAed (mm)

TAAes (mm)

TAPSE (mm)

fractional-TAAD (%)

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92 Ā± 11

65 Ā± 12

27 Ā± 7

29 Ā± 8

99 Ā± 12

82 Ā± 14

16 Ā± 6*

17 Ā± 7 *

RV area change

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Areaed (mm2)

Areaes (mm2)

AC

(mm2)

fractional-AC (%)

Areaed (mm2)

Areaes (mm2)

AC

(mm2)

fractional-AC (%)

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2840 Ā± 720

1397 Ā± 407

1443 Ā± 374

51 Ā± 6

3937 Ā± 1209

2798 Ā± 1271

1139 Ā± 421*

31 Ā± 13*

  1. SF is determined at different levels along an apex to base axis. Values of fractional-SFD are also shown in Figure 2. RV area change (AC) and fractional AC are determined in 4-chamber view. Values are mean Ā± SD.
  2. * Significantly lower compared to control subjects (P < 0.001)