Table 4.
Simulation results: curvature ratio and transmural pressure ratio
| Parameter | Unit | NORM | PHAc | PHCh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| CR | – | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.55 |
| PR | – | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.40 |
CR, septal-to-LV free wall midwall curvature ratio at the moment of aortic valve closure; NORM, normal simulation; PHAc, acute pulmonary hypertension simulation; PHCh, chronic pulmonary hypertension simulation; PR, systolic septal-to-LV free wall transmural pressure ratio