Table 3.
Relationships of CMR imaging and echocardiography with exercise capacity.
| Variables | Peak VO2 | Predicted peak VO2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p value | r | p value | |
| CMR imaging | ||||
| RV end-diastolic volume index | −0.29 | <0.01 | −0.24 | 0.03 |
| RV end-systolic volume index | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.23 |
| RV ejection fraction | −0.30 | <0.01 | −0.24 | 0.03 |
| LV end-diastolic volume index | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.78 |
| LV end-systolic volume index | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.78 |
| Echocardiography | ||||
| RV basal diameter | −0.30 | <0.01 | −0.09 | 0.43 |
| RV end-diastolic area | −0.25 | 0.03 | −0.09 | 0.41 |
| RV end-systolic area | −0.24 | 0.03 | −0.08 | 0.47 |
| RV FAC | 0.05 | 0.69 | 0.02 | 0.83 |
| TAPSE | 0.05 | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.83 |
| S | 0.14 | 0.21 | <0.01 | 0.94 |
| LV end-diastolic diameter | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.85 |
| LV end-systolic diameter | 0.22 | 0.04 | <0.01 | 0.97 |
| LV ejection fraction | 0.08 | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.27 |
CMR = cardiac magnetic resonance; FAC = fractional area change; LV = left ventricular; RV = right ventricular; S = tricuspid annular systolic velocity; TAPSE = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; VO2 = oxygen uptake.