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Table 1 Baseline demographics and echocardiographic characteristics of the study population

From: Rotational method simplifies 3-dimensional measurement of left atrial appendage dimensions during transesophageal echocardiography

 

Study population (n = 41)

Age (years)

62.9 ± 12.7

Male

21 (51 %)

BSA (m2)

1.9 ± 0.2

Height (meters)

1.7 ± 0.1

Weight (kg)

84.1 ± 15.9

Indication of CT

Before PVI – 34

PE workup – 7

Echocardiographic measurements (RT3DTEE)

LVEF (est. %)

59.9 ± 6.9

LPW-D (mm)

10.1 ± 0.2

IVS-D (mm)

10.8 ± 2.4

LVESD (mm)

31.3 ± 3.7

LVEDD (mm)

48.8 ± 4.5

Pulmonary pressure (mmHg)

33.0 ± 14.0

RA area (cm2)

17.6 ± 4.5

LA area (cm2)

22.7 ± 5.3

LA diameter (ap) (mm)

39.8 ± 6.8

Ascending aorta diameter (mm)

32.4 ± 3.4

Aortic root diameter (mm)

30.4 ± 3.2

  1. BSA body surface area, CT computed tomography, est estimated, IVS-D inter-ventricular septum diameter, LPW-D left posterior ventricular wall diameter, LVEDD left ventricular end diastolic diameter, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVESD left ventricular end systolic diameter, PE pulmonary embolism, PVI pulmonary vein isolation, RT3DTEE real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography