TABLE 1.
Calculation of ventricular function and aortic circumferential strain.
LV FS | |
LV EF | |
LV FAC | |
LVPW thickening | |
Aorta circumferential strain | |
Aortic flow | π⋅(IDAO/2)2⋅VTIAO⋅HR |
Pulmonary flow | π⋅(IDPA/2)2⋅VTIPA⋅HR |
AO: aorta, d: diastole, EF: ejection fraction, FAC: fractional area change, FS: fractional shortening, HR: heart rate, ID: inner diameter, LV: left ventricle, LVID: left ventricular inner diameter, LVPW: left ventricular posterior wall, PA: pulmonary artery s: systole, VTI: velocity time integral.