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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Nov 18;1(6):695–704. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.014

Table 1.

Hemodynamic Characteristics and Summary Echocardiographic Data in 61 Patients With MR

Parameter	Mean ± SD (Range)
Age (yrs)	66 ± 15 (23–105)
Hemodynamics
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	129 ± 20 (90–189)
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	73 ± 13 (49–115)
Heart rate (beats/min)	76 ± 15 (51–110)
2D/Doppler echocardiography
LV end-diastolic volume (ml)	174 ± 66 (69–340)
Ejection fraction (%)	47 ± 18 (12–90)
Regurgitant volume (ml)	37 ± 27 (1–109)
Regurgitant fraction (%)	39 ± 17 (6–72)
VC diameter, parasternal (cm)	0.6 ± 0.2 (0.2–1.1)
EROA (cm²)	0.29 ± 0.24 (0.04–1.1)
3D/Doppler echocardiography
VC area, parasternal (cm²)	0.29 ± 0.18 (0.05–0.79)
VC area, apical (cm²)	0.32 ± 0.17 (0.10–0.93)
Measurement time (min)	3.9 ± 1.5 (2–13)

BP = blood pressure; EROA = effective regurgitant orifice area; LV = left ventricular; MR = mitral regurgitation; VC = vena contracta; 2D = two-dimensional; 3D = three-dimensional.