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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 3 Echocardiographic findings of the studied patients

From: Incidence of pulmonary hypertension in COPD and its relation to inflammatory marker interleukin-1

Echo findings

 

TRV

Mean ± SD

2.79 ± 0.43

ESPAP

Mean ± SD

33 ± 9

RV hypertrophy/dilatation

n (%)

9 (9)

Probability*

  

Low probability

n (%)

51 (51)

Intermediate

n (%)

35 (35)

High

n (%)

14 (14)

  1. TRV, tricuspid regurgitation velocity; ESPAP, estimated systolic pulmonary artery pressure; RV, right ventricular; n (%), number (percentage). 
  2. *Probability of PH: low: TRV < 2.8 with no additional signs, intermediate: TRV = (2.8:3.4) with no additional signs or < 2.8 with additional signs, and high:TRV> 3.4 or (2.8:3.4) with additional signs(1)
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