Table 2.
Echocardiographic features
| Echo to Tx, days | RV basal, cm | RV long axis, cm | Visual assessment | TAPSE, mm | RIMP, ms | FAC, % | RAP, mmHg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal range | <4.2 | <8.6 | “Normal” | >16 | <40 | >35 | <8 | |
| Nonischemic patients | ||||||||
| 1a | 71 | 4.1 | 8.1 | Normal | 17 | 31.8 | 23.4 | NWS |
| 2 | 12 | 5.2 | 9.5 | Moderate HK | 11.5 | 94.4 | 24.6 | 15 |
| 3a | 191 | 5.1 | 9.7 | Normal | 15.4 | 41.7 | 24.4 | 8 |
| 4 | 174 | 3.9 | 8 | Mild HK | 13.1 | 89.9 | 19.4 | 3 |
| 5 | 90 | 5 | 9.8 | Severe HK | 4.5 | 94.4 | 6.4 | 15 |
| 6 | 138 | NWS | NWS | Mild–moderate HK | NWS | 49.3 | NWS | 3 |
| Ischemic patients | ||||||||
| 7 | 414 | 5.6 | 8.1 | Moderate HK | 7.5 | 94.4 | 17.4 | 15 |
| 8a | 44 | 4.1 | 6.8 | Normal | 14.8 | 35.1 | 42.6 | 3 |
| 9 | 106 | 5.7 | 7.9 | Mild HK | 9.7 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 10 |
| 10 | 63 | 4.1 | 6.7 | Mild apical HK | 13.8 | 55.5 | 32.3 | 15 |
| 11a | 7 | 4.2 | 6.9 | Normal | 10.9 | 69.7 | 36.7 | 5 |
| 12 | 256 | 4.6 | 8.1 | Mild HK | 8.9 | 55.8 | 19.4 | 3 |
Note
FAC: RV fractional area change; HK: hypokinesis; NWS: not well seen; RAP: right atrial pressure; RIMP: right ventricular performance index; RV: right ventricle; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; Tx: cardiac transplantation.
a
Patients with echocardiographic normal function.