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. 2020 Jun 23;11:667. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00667

TABLE 1.

Calculation of ventricular function and aortic circumferential strain.

LV FS LVIDd-LVIDsLVIDd100%
LV EF LVIDd3-LVIDs3LVIDd3100%
LV FAC Aread-AreasAread100%
LVPW thickening LVPWs-LVPWdLVPWd100%
Aorta circumferential strain 12((IDAO,sIDAO,d)2-1)100%
Aortic flow π⋅(IDAO/2)2VTIAOHR
Pulmonary flow π⋅(IDPA/2)2VTIPAHR

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.