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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2014 Mar 24;127(7):669.e1–669.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.03.015

Table 2. Number of observations obtained from the TTE and PME.

TTE Variable TTE PME
Ejection fraction <35 27 32
35-55 43 46
>55 169 161
Not visualized 1 1
LVEDD Small 5 5
Normal 197 189
Enlarged 33 31
Not visualized 5 15
WMA No 140 147
Yes 94 85
Not visualized 6 8
Aortic valve Normal 169 161
Abnormal 56 61
Not visualized 15 18
Aortic insufficiency No 146 163
Yes 90 71
Not visualized 4 6
Aortic stenosis No 193 191
Yes 43 43
Not visualized 4 6
Mitral valve Normal 167 168
Abnormal 65 65
Not visualized 8 7
Mitral regurgitation No 94 111
Yes 142 125
Not visualized 4 4
Mitral stenosis No 223 221
Yes 13 15
Not visualized 4 4
IVC size Normal 121 111
Dilated 67 62
Not visualized 52 67
Pericardial effusion No 216 219
Yes 24 21
Not visualized 0 0

WMA = wall motion abnormality; LVEDD = left ventricular end diastolic dimension; IVC = inferior vena cava.