Table 2.
Quantitative standard and advanced echocardiographic parameters (with respective cut-off points) recommended in patients with suspected or ascertained AC
Parameter | Abnormal if: |
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PLAX RVOT (mm)a | ≥29 |
PLAX RVOT index (mm/m2)a | ≥16 |
PSAX RVOT (mm)a | ≥32 |
PSAX RVOT index (mm2)a | ≥18 |
RV basal diameter (mm) | >41 |
RV fractional area change (%)a | ≤40 |
TAPSE (mm) | <17 |
RV longitudinal strain of lateral RV free wall (%) | Worse than −23 |
RV mechanical dispersion (SD of time-to-peak strain) (ms) | >25–30b |
3D RV-EF (%) | ≤40 |
LV GLS (%) | Worse than −18 |
aMinor criteria from the TFC 2010.
bThree-segment model and six-segment model.
EF, ejection fraction; GLS, global longitudinal strain; LV, left ventricular; PLAX RVOT, parasternal long-axis right ventricular outflow tract; PSAX RVOT, parasternal short-axis right ventricular outflow tract; RV, right ventricle; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.