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Table 1 General echocardiographic characterization of the population

From: The usefulness of contrast during exercise echocardiography for the assessment of systolic pulmonary pressure

Echocardiographic parameters

 

Left ventricle end-diastolic diameter (M-mode – mm)

47 ± 4,9

Fractional shortening (%)

38 ± 7,2

Interventricular septum thickness (mm)

8,9 ± 1,4

Posterior wall thickness (mm)

8 ± 1,5

Right ventricle area (mm2)

9,94 ± 2,56

Left ventricle area (cm2)

21 ± 5,1

Right atria area (cm2)

9,47 ± 3,1

Left atria area (cm2)

12,64 ± 3,2

Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (mm)

22 ± 3,7

Inferior vena cava diameter (mm)

15,8 ± 3,6