Table 2.

List of the 15 echocardiographic parameters (measured or calculated) analyzed in the study

Echocardiographic parameter	Abbreviation
Aortic valve annulus diameter	AVA
Pulmonic valve annulus diameter	PVA
Aortic root at the sinuses of Valsalva	VLS
Aortic root at the sinotubular junction	STJ
Ascending aorta	AA
Left ventricle length in diastole	2D-LVLd
Left ventricle length in systole	2D-LVLs
Left ventricle volume in diastole	2D-LVVd
Left ventricle volume in systole	2D-LVVs
Left ventricular end-diastolic internal diameter	M-LVIDd
Left ventricular end-systolic internal diameter	M-LVIDs
Interventricular septal thickness in diastole	M-IVSd
Interventricular septal thickness in systole	M-IVSs
Left ventricular free wall thickness in diastole	M-LVWd
Left ventricular free wall thickness in systole	M-LVWs