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Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters in patients with CVP ≥ 8mmHg (n = 244)

From: Echocardiographic features of right ventricle in septic patients with elevated central venous pressure

Categories

Number of measurement

Findings

Abnormal (n, %)

Definition of abnormal

Min

25th

Median

75th

Max

RV function-related parameters

 R/LVEDA

234

0.24

0.48

0.55

0.65

1.62

82 (34)

 ≥ 0.6

 RV systolic dysfunction

  TAPSE(cm)

242

0.89

1.49

1.90

2.28

3.40

90 (37)

 < 1.7

  S’(cm/s)

191

2.13

10.3

12.4

14.6

22

42 (17)

 < 9.5

  FAC(%)

239

10

34

44

52

75

61 (25)

 < 35%

 PVR (Wood units)

184

1.1

1.8

2.3

2.8

5.7

34 (14)

 > 3.0

Haemodynamic consequences

 TAPSE/PASP

216

0.15

0.44

0.59

0.73

1.4

83 (34)

 ≤ 0.5

 Venous congestion

220

     

39 (16)

IVCD > 2cm and HV S/D < 1

 CI(L/min/m2)

230

1.1

2.5

3.1

3.8

7.9

55 (23)

 < 2.5

  1. RV right ventricle, CVP central venous pressure, R/LVEDA right and left end-diastolic area ratio, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, FAC fractional area change, S’ tissue Doppler peak velocity of tricuspid annulus, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance, PASP systolic pulmonary arterial pressure, CI cardiac index