Table 3.
Right ventricular longitudinal strain values (absolute values).
| Segments | Patients with No PE (n = 79) | Patients with PE (n = 88) | p | Survivors (n = 76) | Non-Survivors (n = 12) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RV strain original values [%] | ||||||
| RVFW basal | 23.00 (16.00–25.00) | 21.00 (14.00–26.00) | 0.45 | 21.00 (16.75–27.00) | 13.00 (9.50–21.25) | 0.03 |
| RVFW mid | 22.00 (17.50–28.00) | 20.00 (14.75–25.00) | 0.03 | 20.00 (16.00–25.00) | 15 (10.75–23.50) | 0.18 |
| RVFW apical | 18.00 (12.00–25.00) | 18.00 (14.00–23.25) | 0.84 | 18.00 (14.00–23.25) | 17.00 (8.00–21.25) | 0.41 |
| SEP basal | 16.00 (10.00–19.00) | 17.00 (11.00–21.00) | 0.10 | 17.00 (11.75–21.00) | 13.5 (8.25–16.25) | 0.049 |
| SEP mid | 18.00 (13.00–21.00) | 17.00 (13.75–20.50) | 0.78 | 17.00 (14.00–22.00) | 15.00 (12.50–20.00) | 0.32 |
| SEP apical | 16.00 (11.50–22.00) | 16.00 (13.75–22.25) | 0.40 | 16.00 (14.00–22.00) | 16.50 (6.75–23.00) | 0.58 |
| RVFW-average of 3 segments | 19.67 (14.83–25.83) | 18.5 (15.33–22.92) | 0.43 | 19 (15.67–22.92) | 16.67 (10.75–22.58) | 0.32 |
| RVGLS | 18.50 (14.17–22.08) | 17.75 (14.46–21.5) | 0.64 | 18 (14.88–21.12) | 16 (10.62–22.58) | 0.23 |
| RV strain indexed to BSA [%/m2] | ||||||
| RVFW basal | 11.52 (8.88–14.65) | 11.26 (7.53–13.59) | 0.13 | 11.49 (7.85–13.67) | 7.34 (4.9–10.87) | 0.08 |
| RVFW mid | 12.27 (9.02–15.76) | 10.12 (7.4–12.96) | 0.01 | 10.17 (7.71–12.92) | 7.29 (5.63–13.86) | 0.37 |
| RVFW apical | 10.16 (6.71–13.39) | 9.39 (6.89–11.99) | 0.36 | 9.39 (7.15–11.89) | 8.65 (4.95–12.08) | 0.56 |
| SEP basal | 8.36 (5.49–10.53) | 8.47 (5.72–10.77) | 0.53 | 8.53 (6.11–10.98) | 7.06 (4.7–9.79) | 0.23 |
| SEP mid | 9.92 (7.28–11.98) | 8.56 (6.82–11.34) | 0.24 | 8.51 (6.96–11.34) | 9.02 (5.93–10.9) | 0.97 |
| SEP apical | 8.65 (6.04–12.23) | 8.55 (6.6–11.78) | 0.96 | 8.55 (6.66–11.78) | 9.12 (3.25–12.09) | 0.77 |
| RVFW-average of 3 segments | 10.20 (7.89–14.38) | 9.43 (7.51–12.03) | 0.12 | 9.67 (7.63–11.88) | 8.62 (5.86–12.37) | 0.61 |
| RVGLS | 9.71 (7.71–12.59) | 8.81 (7.5–11.51) | 0.22 | 8.81 (7.61–11.51) | 8.51 (5.85–11.55) | 0.66 |
Abbreviations: PE—pulmonary embolism, RV—right ventricular, RVFW—right ventricular free wall, RVGLS—right ventricular global longitudinal strain, amd SEP—inferoseptal/septal.