Table 3.
Right ventricular echocardiographic parameters.
| Elite group | Non-elite group | Comparison between | Interaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 20) | (n = 38) | two groups | |||||||
| Pre- | Post- | Pre/post- | Pre- | Post- | Pre/Post- | Pre-exercise | Post-exercise | p-value | |
| exercise | exercise | p-value | exercise | exercise | p-value | p-value | p-value | ||
| RVED basal diameter (cm) | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 0.337 | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.050 | 0.835 | 0.103 |
| RVED mid cavity diameter (cm) | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 0.257 | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 0.79 | 0.001 | 0.068 | 0.193 |
| RVED area (cm2) | 16.8 ± 2.3 | 16.1 ± 3.6 | 0.301 | 15.4 ± 2.8 | 15.0 ± 2.5 | 0.364 | 0.059 | 0.184 | 0.628 |
| RVES area (cm2) | 8.5 ± 1.8 | 8.3 ± 1.8 | 0.554 | 7.6 ± 1.2 | 7.2 ± 1.6 | 0.072 | 0.039 | 0.031 | 0.641 |
| RVFAC (%) | 49.5 ± 7.6 | 48.3 ± 6.8 | 0.625 | 49.6 ± 6.7 | 51.9 ± 7.5 | 0.099 | 0.943 | 0.081 | 0.174 |
| TAPSE (mm) | 23.7 ± 4.5 | 24.9 ± 3.7 | 0.296 | 24.6 ± 2.8 | 25.3 ± 2.8 | 0.228 | 0.423 | 0.646 | 0.691 |
| S'tric (cm.s−1) | 14.4 ± 2.1 | 14.8 ± 2.6 | 0.560 | 14.8 ± 0.2 | 14.9 ± 0.2 | 0.710 | 0.476 | 0.770 | 0.793 |
| Free wall longitudinal strain (%) | −28.0 ± 4.0 | −25.3 ± 3.9 | 0.003 | −30.5 ± 2.8 | −27.8 ± 3.5 | <0.0001 | 0.006 | 0.017 | 0.917 |
| LB (%) | −25.1 ± 5.8 | −25.1 ± 9.2 | 0.978 | −26.0 ± 3.9 | −24.5 ± 4.9 | 0.155 | 0.388 | 0.782 | 0.455 |
| LM (%) | −30.2 ± 5.2 | −26.7 ± 6.7 | 0.007 | −31.6 ± 3.7 | −29.4 ± 4.2 | 0.006 | 0.176 | 0.122 | 0.367 |
| LA (%) | −28.8 ± 5.6 | −24.5 ± 6.4 | 0.037 | −32.9 ± 4.9 | −30.2 ± 5.6 | 0.016 | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.455 |
RV, right ventricle; ED, end diastolic; ES, end systolic; RVFAC, RV fractional area change (%); TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (mm); S'tric, s tricuspid wave velocity (cm.s−1); LB, latero-basal segment; LM, latero-mid segment; LA, latero-apical segment.