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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 3 Echocardiographic findings in studied patients

From: Prognostic value of echocardiographic indices in risk stratification of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

 

Group I (n= 32)

Group II (n = 28)

P value

RVD (cm)

1.71 ± 0.49

2.62 ± 0.35

< 0.001

LVEDD (cm)

4.65± 0.61

4.45 ± 0.75

0.26

RVD/LVD ratio

0.36 ± 0.12

0.60 ± 0.12

< 0.001

Ejection fraction (%)

66.31 ± 8.77

66.04 ± 7.22

0.89

TR velocity (msec)

0.60 ± 0.15

0.74 ± 0.19

< 0.001

TRPG (mmHg)

1.58 ± 0.72

1.88 ± 0.78

0.13

TAPSE (cm)

2.89 ± 0.61

1.46 ± 0.11

< 0.001

TRPG/TAPSE

0.55 ± 0.27

1.29 ± 0.56

< 0.001

PA acceleration time (msec)

177.46 ± 8.18

124.25 ± 6.86

< 0.001

  1. Data expressed as mean (SD). P value was significant if < 0.05. LVEDD Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, RVD Right ventricular diameter, TAPSE Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TR Tricuspid regurgitation, TRPG Tricuspid regurgitation peak gradient
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