. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 24.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 Aug 7;31(11):1161–1167. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.06.008

Table 3.

Transesophageal echocardiographic parameters of qualitative and quantitative assessment of MR

Variable	Total	Anterior MV cleft	Posterior MV indentation	P^*
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	126 ± 17	116 ± 16	137 ± 10	.01
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	67 ± 14	66 ± 17	68 ± 13	.90
Heart rate (beats/min)	86 ± 19	86 ± 21	87 ± 17	.84
MR VC (cm)	0.67 ± 0.09	0.68 ± 0.09	0.64 ± 0.10	.38
Effective regurgitant orifice area (mm²)	33 ± 20	41 ± 22	30 ± 3	.05
Regurgitant volume (mL)	54 ± 31	66 ± 35	35 ± 5	.07

BP, Blood pressure.

Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

Comparison between anterior and posterior MV cleft.