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Table 2 Right to left atrial area ratio and its recovery over time

From: Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after acute pulmonary embolism

 

Overall (n = 35)

Non-survivors (n = 10)

Survivors (n = 25)

p value

RA/LA Area Ratio D1

0.97 ± 0.32

1.20 ± 0.37

0.89 ± 0.26

0.01*

RA/LA Area Ratio D2

0.87 ± 0.22

0.96 ± 0.17

0.84 ± 0.23

0.23

RA/LA Area Ratio D5

0.89 ± 0.21

0.98 ± 0.19

0.84 ± 0.21

0.16

RA/LA Area Ratio Wk 2

0.83 ± 0.24

0.88 ± 0.31

0.80 ± 0.22

0.67

RA/LA Area Ratio Wk 6

0.82 ± 0.15

0.82 ± 0.21

0.82 ± 0.13

0.99

RA/LA Area Ratio Wk 12

0.90 ± 0.20

0.94 ± 0.22

0.89 ± 0.19

0.63

RA/LA Area Ratio Wk 26

0.84 ± 0.12

0.86 ± 0.11

0.83 ± 0.12

0.77

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD.
  2. Linear mixed model showed significant difference in serial measurements of RA/LA area ratio over time between survivors and non-survivors, p = 0.041.
  3. D Day, Wk Week, LA Left atrium, RA Right atrium, *p < 0.05.
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