Table 4. Correlation of echocardiographic RV parameters with hemodynamics.
RHC parameter | TAPSE | RV S’ | RIMP | RVFAC | RVFS | 3DRVEF | RV-SD6 | |||||||
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r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | |
Mean PAP, mmHg | −0.24 | 0.02 | −0.20 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.1 | −0.41 | < 0.0001 | 0.51 | < 0.0001 | −0.62 | < 0.0001 | 0.46 | < 0.0001 |
PVR, WU | −0.34 | 0.001 | −0.31 | 0.004 | 0.25 | 0.02 | −0.39 | 0.0002 | 0.60 | < 0.0001 | −0.61 | < 0.0001 | 0.44 | < 0.0001 |
Mean RAP, mmHg | −0.11 | 0.3 | −0.16 | 0.1 | −0.09 | 0.4 | −0.20 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.2 | −0.31 | 0.005 | 0.16 | 0.1 |
CI, L/min per m2 | 0.31 | 0.003 | 0.43 | < 0.0001 | −0.14 | 0.2 | −0.30 | 0.006 | −0.39 | 0.0004 | 0.26 | 0.02 | −0.23 | 0.03 |
Abbreviations: RV indicates right ventricular; RHC, right heart catheterization; PAP, pulmonary arterial pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; RAP, right atrial pressure; CI, cardiac index; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; RIMP, right ventricular index of myocardial performance; RVFAC, right ventricular fractional area change; RVFS, right ventricular free wall global strain; 3DRVEF, three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction.