TABLE 3.

Echocardiographic parameters for groups aPH and non‐aPH

Variable	Non‐aPH (n = 41)	aPH (n = 26)
Tricuspid valve insufficiency (yes/no)	8/33 [n = 41]	26/0 [n = 26]
TR velocity (m/s)	2.5 (2.2‐2.6) [n = 8]	3.2 (2.6‐3.9) [n = 26]
Estimated sPAP (mmHg)	32 (22‐35) [n = 8]	50 (37‐76) [n = 26]
PAAT (ms)	100 (65‐146) [n = 36]	84 (50‐130) [n = 21]
≤90 ms (n)	9	13
IVC diameter (mm)	19 (9‐37) [n = 40]	23 (14‐29) [n = 26]
Estimated RAP (mmHg)	8 (0‐15) [n = 40]	11.5 (3‐15) [n = 26]
RV size and function
RV dilatation (yes/no)	13/25 [n = 38]	14/12 [n = 26]
RV basal diameter in 4‐chamber view (mm)	38 (29‐51) [n = 37]	42.5 (30‐53) [n = 26]
TAPSE (mm)	21 (14‐30) [n = 38]	23.5 (15‐31) [n = 26]
RV s´ (m/s)	0.15 (0.08‐0.22) [n = 29]	0.17 (0.13‐0.22) [n = 22]
RV global systolic function (normal/impaired)	27/13 [n = 40]	17/9 [n = 26]
RV radial function (normal/impaired)	26/14 [n = 40]	14/12 [n = 26]
LV size and function
LVEDD (mm)	50 (34‐60) [n = 38]	49 (4052) [n = 26]
LVEF (%)	55 (40‐80) [n = 41]	58 (50‐75) [n = 26]
LVEF (normal/impaired)	31/10 [n = 41]	22/4 [n = 26]

Data presented as median (range) or n, as appropriate.

Abbreviations: IVC, inferior vena cava; LVEDD, left ventricular end‐diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PAAT, pulmonary artery acceleration time; RAP, right atrial pressure; RV, right ventricle; s´, peak systolic Doppler tissue velocity recorded in RV close to tricuspid annulus; sPAP, systolic pulmonary artery pressure; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TR, tricuspid regurgitation.

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