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. 2011 Sep 16;301(6):H2362–H2371. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00138.2011

Table 2.

Effects of mild and severe right ventricular overload on end-diastolic biventricular geometry

Baseline Mild PA Band P Value Baseline Severe PA Band P Value
Wall thickness, mm
    RV free wall 0.4 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.2 0.39 0.4 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.2 0.19
    Septum 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.3 0.78 0.8 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.2 0.04
    LV free wall 1.0 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.3 0.67 0.8 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.1 0.12
Chamber diameter, mm
    RV 2.4 ± 0.2 2.4 ± 0.4 0.53 2.3 ± 0.4 2.3 ± 0.3 0.82
    LV 4.2 ± 0.3 4.0 ± 0.3 0.05 3.9 ± 0.3 3.3 ± 0.3 0.001

Data are means ± SD. P values were determined using repeated-measures ANOVA.