Table 4.

2-D Speckling Exercise Echocardiographic Results (N = 22).

	Pre-exercise (Mean ± SD / Median [Interquartile limits])	Post-exercise (Mean ± SD / Median [Interquartile limits])	p
RV Longitudinal Strain
Global	− 23.6 [−25.0, −20.5]	− 27.5 [−31.0, −21.3]	0.003
Base	− 25.4 ± 11.2	− 34.0 ± 9.8	0.001
Mid	− 27.2 ± 8.8	− 27.8 ± 10.9	0.52
Apex	− 17.8 ± 10.3	− 21.1 ± 13.6	0.16
RV Systolic Function
TAPSE (mm)	2.3 ± 0.4	2.4 ± 0.6	0.15
RV S’ (mm/s)	10.1 ± 1.8	14.9 ± 2.3	<0.001
RVFAC (%)	39.4 ± 6.8	46.3 ± 13.1	0.005

RV S’: systolic excursion velocity by tissue Doppler; RVFAC: right ventricular fractional area change.