Table 2.

Correlations of 3D RV GLS and 3D RVEF with conventional RV function parameters and NT pro BNP.

Variable	3D RV GLS		3D RVEF
	r value	P value	r value	P value
3D RV GLS			− 0.756	< 0.001
RV	0.701	< 0.001	− 0.482	< 0.001
FAC	− 0.791	< 0.001	0.789	< 0.001
TAPSE	− 0.737	< 0.001	0.653	< 0.001
S’ wave	− 0.749	< 0.001	0.623	< 0.001
sPAP	0.822	< 0.001	-0.711	< 0.001
NT pro BNP	0.714	< 0.001	-0.622	< 0.001

RV right ventricle, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, sPAP pulmonary artery systolic pressure, FAC fractional area change, 3D RVEF three dimensional right ventricle ejection fraction, GLS global longitudinal strain, S′ wave: systolic wave prime; NT-pro BNP amino-terminal-pro-brain-natriuretic-peptide.