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Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters at admission and during follow-up

From: Extensive fibrotic wrapping of the heart: a rare echocardiographic diagnosis

 

Admission

3 months

13 months

27 months

50 months

LV

 EDD, mm

43

45

44

47

51

 EDV, ml

81

92

91

105

126

 EF, %

72

72

73

61

65

 E, cm/s

97

80

71

51

53

 A, cm/s

49

112

61

47

43

RV

 RVD, mm

37

35

34

32

38

 TAPSE, mm

12.2

NR

28

NR

NR

 TIPG, mmHg

53

47

28

23

21

Great vessels

 AO, mm

17

20

23

27

28

 LPA, mm

8.4

11

13

13

15

 RPA, mm

7.5

8.7

11.4

12

12

 IVC, mm

20

18

10.5

NR

NR

 Blood flow velocity of left pulmonary arteries, cm/s

274

182

117

109

146

 Blood flow velocity of right pulmonary arteries, cm/s

320

278

168

158

160

 Blood flow velocity of pulmonary veins, cm/s

212

180

129

116

NR

Lesion area

 

reduced

reduced

reduced

basically normal

  1. LV Left ventricular, EDD End-diastolic diameter, EDV End-diastolic volume, EF Ejection fraction, RV Right ventricular, RVD Right ventricular diameter, TAPSE Tricuspid annular plane systolic excusion, TIPG Tricuspid pressure grade, AO Aorta, LPA Left pulmonary artery, RPA Right pulmonary artery, IVC Inferior vena cava, NR Not recorded