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. 2013 Oct 28;2(4):160–166. doi: 10.5812/cardiovascmed.9843

Table 2. Echocardiographic Characteristics.

Parameters Mean ± SD Percentile Min Max
5 25 50 75 95
r E, cm/s a 0.57 ± 0.08 0.44 0.52 0.57 0.62 0.7 0.4 0.8
r A, cm/s 0.44 ± 0.08 0.32 0.37 0.43 0.5 0.59 0.23 0.65
rEDT, m/s 210 ± 42 176 188 200 210 308 126 418
r E/A 1.32 ± 0.2 1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 0.93 1.84
r E/Ea 410 ± 35 351 382 414 437 460 306 522
E/E, TV 4.6 ± 0.9 1.6 4 4.6 5.2 6.4 0.6 7.2
IVCT peak 12 ± 0.6 8 10 12 13 18 5 18
Sa peak, cm/s 13.5 ± 0.2 10 12 13 15 17 9 20
Ea peak, cm/s) 15.7 ± 0.15 9 11 12 14 24 6 26
Aa peak, cm/s 15 ± 0.14 8 10 12 15 24 5 25
IVA, cm/s 34.5 ± 8 22 28 34 40 46 18 69
S duration, m 276 ± 26 237 262 274 291 319 192 363
r IVRT, m/s 24 ± 15 0 15 23 31 61 0 80
r Q –Ea, m/s 397 ± 34 342 374 400 416 462 320 493
IVCT-Ea, m/s 346 ± 38 290 322 345 369 413 203 466
IVC, cm 1.4 ± 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.57 1.74 0.8 2
PAP, mmHg 23.5 ± 2.5 20 20 25 25 25 15 30

aAbbreviations: r E ; tricuspid early diastolic velocity, r A; tricuspid late diastolic velocity, rEDT; tricuspid early diastolic deceleration time, r E/A ; the ratio of early to late tricuspid diastolic velocity, r E/Ea; ratio of early tricuspid diastolic velocity to early diastolic tricuspid annular velocity, Sa peak; tricuspid annular systolic velocity; Ea peak; tricuspid annular early diastolic velocity, Aa peak;tricuspid annular late diastolic velocity, IVA; the acceleration time of isovolumetric contraction, S duration; duration of tricuspid annular systolic velocity, r IVRT; right ventricular isovolumetric relaxation time; r Q –Ea :time interval form the beginning of QRS complex to the beginning of early tricuspid annular diastolic velocity; IVCT-Ea, time interval from the beginning of the isovolumetric relaxation time to the beginning of early tricuspid annular diastolic velocity, IVC; inferior vena cava, PAP; pulmonary artery pressure.