Table 2.

Summary of geometric and stress/strain parameters averaged in each patient at onset of ejection and their correlations with RVEF change.

	ΔEF (%)	WT (cm)	C-Cur (1/cm)	L-Cur (1/cm)	RV EDV (mL)	Stress (kPa)	Strain
Group 1
	1.4	0.39	0.47	1.24	406.9	56.9	0.29
	−3.4	0.34	0.39	0.77	328.8	65.3	0.43
	−2.6	0.65	0.37	1.01	408.8	41.0	0.33
	−2.9	0.49	0.54	1.54	364.6	64.1	0.36
	4.0	0.47	0.43	0.96	323.3	82.4	0.44
	5.6	0.48	0.50	1.20	204.0	61.9	0.48
	6.6	0.42	0.53	1.84	193.7	33.5	0.46
	2.0	0.51	0.53	1.85	188.3	42.0	0.40
Mean ± SD	1.34 ±3.9	0.47 ±0.09	0.47 ±0.07	1.3 ±0.4	302.3 ±93.9	55.9 ±16.1	0.40 ±0.07
Group 2
	−18.0	0.48	0.42	0.91	385.1	172.1	0.66
	−8.4	0.41	1.34	1.32	204.2	82.9	0.49
	−15.2	0.80	0.36	0.59	665.1	82.4	0.23
	−7.0	0.71	0.44	0.72	334.8	83.1	0.42
	−5.0	0.45	0.46	0.97	277.2	191.7	0.66
	−9.5	0.43	0.65	1.60	365.0	65.4	0.44
	−12.3	0.46	0.44	1.23	299.0	154.3	0.51
	−13.4	0.59	0.33	1.25	571.1	76.2	0.34
Mean ± SD	−11.1 ±4.4	0.54 ±0.14	0.56 ±0.33	1.07 ±0.34	387.7 ±154.8	113.5 ±50.4	0.47 ±015
*R-value		−0.35	0.01	0.41	−0.60	−0.56	−0.11
*P-value		0.18	0.97	0.11	0.015	0.025	0.68

R- and P-values are for the correlations between change in RV EF and geometric and stress/strain data. Abbreviations: WT, wall thickness; C-Cur, circumferential curvature; L-Cur, longitudinal curvature; RV, right ventricle.