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Table 2 Systolic and diastolic myocardial velocities measured at different right and left ventricular walls

From: Assessment of atrial regional and global electromechanical function by tissue velocity echocardiography: a feasibility study on healthy individuals

Variable

Ventricular walls

 

RV

Post-sep

Lateral

Inferior

Anterior

Posterior

PSV, cm/s

10.5 ± 1.3

6.8 ± 0.9

8.5 ± 1.8

7.5 ± 1.1

7.9 ± 1.6

7.6 ± 1.3

E'-wave, cm/s

10.2 ± 2.3

9.9 ± 1.1

12.2 ± 1.5

10.6 ± 2.1

10.1 ± 2.1

12.4 ± 1.9

A'-wave, cm/s

8.4 ± 2.8

5.9 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 1.5

6.3 ± 2.0

4.7 ± 1.7

6.1 ± 2.1

E'/A' ratio

1.2 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

2.6 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.1

A'-V' disp., mm

21.5 ± 3.5

13.6 ± 1.5

13.7 ± 2.0

15.3 ± 1.6

13.7 ± 1.9

15.4 ± 1.8

Atrial disp., mm

5.8 ± 2.2

4.1 ± 1.3

2.5 ± 0.8

3.8 ± 1.5

2.9 ± 0.9

3.0 ± 1.1

Atrial cont., %

27 ± 8

30 ± 9

19 ± 7

25 ± 9

22 ± 8

20 ± 6

  1. Abbreviations: cont., contribution; disp., displacement; PSV, peak systolic velocity