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. 2018 Aug 10;9(4):204–214. doi: 10.14740/cr734w

Table 3. Summary of Echocardiogram Changes.

Patients no. LVEF RV systolic function PLAX RVOT (corrected for body size (PLAX/BSA)) PSAX RVOT (corrected for body size (PSAX/BSA)) Other abnormalities
1 > 55% Mildly reduced 43 mm (21.5 mm/m2) 46 mm (23 mm/m2)
2 45-50% (47.5%) Moderately to severely reduced 51 mm (24.3 m/m2) 48 mm (29 mm/m2) RV apical trabeculations and small aneurysms
3 50-55% (52.5%) Mildly to moderately reduced 33 mm (17.3 mm/m2) 32 mm (16.8 mm/m2) RV wall thinning, multiple microaneurysms and hyertrabeculations.
Mild TR
4 > 55% Moderately reduced 34 mm (16 mm/m2) 41 mm (19 mm/m2) RV thinned and akinetic wall, multiple microaneurysms and prominent trabeculations
Moderate TR
5 > 55% Mildly reduced 42 mm (23.3 mm/m2) 45 mm (25 mm/m2) RV regional hypokinesia
Mild TR
6 > 50% Severely reduced 34 (22.7 mm/m2) 36 mm (24 mm/m2) Severe TR
7 > 55% Mildly reduced 28 mm (14 mm/m2) 31 mm (15.5 mm/m2) RV thin wall with multiple microaneurysms in the apex and RVOT prominent, disarrayed trabeculations and dyskinetic anterior wall of RVOT
8 50-55% Moderately to severely reduced 30 mm (15.8 mm/m2) 35 mm (18.4 mm/m2) Thin and fibrosed RV wall with prominent trabeculations
Moderate TR
SPAP 35 - 40 mm Hg.
9 > 55% Normal 20 mm (10 mm/m2) 24 mm (12 mm/m2)
10 30-35% Severely reduced 41 mm (34.2 mm/m2) 40 mm (33.3 mm/m2) Hypertrabeculated RV
Severe TR
Mild-to-moderate PR
11 45 % Severely reduced 33 mm (19.4 mm/m2) 33 mm (19.4 mm/m2) Thinning of the RV free wall
12 > 55% Normal 30 mm (18.7 mm/m2) 34 mm (21.25 mm/m2)
13 > 55% Low normal 29 mm (15.26 mm/m2) 28 mm (14.7 mm/m2) Thinning of the apical RV wall
14 51% Normal 23 mm (11.5 mm/m2) 30 mm (15 mm/m2) RV systolic pressure 30 - 40 mm Hg
15 44% Normal 32 mm (20 mm/m2) 39 mm (24.4 mm/m2)
16 45% Normal 29 mm (16 mm/m2) 31 mm (17 mm/m2) RV systolic pressure 30- 35 mmHg
17 > 55% Normal 28 mm (18.7 mm/m2) 30 mm (20 mm/m2)
18 > 55% Moderately to severely reduced 36 mm (24 mm/m2) 36 mm (24 mm/m2) Mild TR
19 > 55% Mildly reduced 23 mm (13.5 mm/m2) 28 mm (16.5 mm/m2)
20 < 25% Severely reduced 47 mm (29.4 mm/m2) 48 mm (30 mm/m2) Markedly trabeculated RV
21 > 55% Normal 27 mm (14 mm/m2) 24 mm (12.6 mm/m2)
22 > 55% Normal 21 mm (17.5 mm/m2) 15 mm (12.5 mm/m2)

BSA: body surface area; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; mm: millimeters; m2: square meter; PLAX: parasternal long-axis view; PSAX: parasternal short-axis view; PR: pulmonic valvular regurgitation; RV: right ventricle; RVOT: RV outflow tract; SPAP: systolic pulmonary artery pressure; TR: tricuspid regurgitation. For the 2D echo major and minor criteria values, see reference [4].