Table 2. Cardiac dimensions and morphology.
| Control n = 13 | PH n = 52 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| median | range | median | range | p value | ||
| Diameter 1 | [mm] | 49.16 | 20.43 | 50.99 | 37.13 | n.s. |
| Diameter 2 | [mm] | 45.79 | 16.94 | 38.50 | 34.87 | <0.001 |
| EI | 1.08 | 0.31 | 1.39 | 1.36 | <0.001 | |
| LV length | [mm] | 79.32 | 35.59 | 69.05 | 39.74 | <0.001 |
| IVSd | [mm] | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | n.s. |
| LVPWd | [mm] | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | n.s. |
| LVIDd | [mm] | 51.0 | 18.0 | 42.5 | 29.0 | <0.001 |
| LV EDV | [ml] | 138.5 | 120.0 | 72.0 | 127.0 | <0.001 |
| LV ESV | [ml] | 57.0 | 47.0 | 26.0 | 34.0 | <0.001 |
| LV EF | [%] | 58.0 | 13.0 | 63.0 | 18.0 | n.s. |
| LV SV | [ml] | 83.5 | 73.0 | 45.0 | 73.0 | <0.001 |
| RV EDV | [ml] | 95.0 | 69.0 | 100.0 | 218.0 | n.s. |
| RV ESV | [ml] | 50.0 | 60.0 | 72.0 | 158.0 | n.s. |
| RV EF | [%] | 45.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 50.0 | <0.001 |
| RAAd | [sqcm] | 19.9 | 8.9 | 23.7 | 34.7 | n.s. |
| RA EDV | [ml] | 59.0 | 45.0 | 85.0 | 183.0 | n.s. |
Diameter 1: the left ventricle short-axis end-diastole diameter perpendicular to the septum, Diameter 2: the left ventricle short-axis end-diastole diameter parallel to the septum, EI: eccentricity index, IVSd: interventricular septum in diastole, LVPWd: left ventricular posterior wall in diastole, LVIDd: left ventricular diameter in diastole, LV: left ventricle, RV: right ventricle, EDV: end-diastolic volume, ESV: end-systolic volume, EF: ejection fraction, SV: stroke volume, RAAd: right atrial area in diastole (planimetry), RA EDV: right atrial end-diastolic volume