Evaluating Right Ventricular Function Using Longitudinal Displacement
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Echocardiographic Assessment
2.2. Specification Regarding Longitudinal Deformation Parameters of the Right Ventricle: Strain and Displacement, Figure 1
2.3. Manual Calculation of Global Right Ventricular Strain
2.4. Statistical Methods
2.5. Ethical Approval
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Number | 21 |
Age, years | 24.8 ± 5.0 |
Height, cm | 182.7 ± 6.2 |
Weight, kg | 76.5 ± 6.1 |
BSA m2 | 1.98 ± 0.1 |
LAVi, mL/m2 | 35.3 ± 8.2 |
LVEDD, cm | 5.1 ± 0.4 |
LVESD, cm | 3.2 ± 0.4 |
IVS, cm | 0.9 ± 0.1 |
PW, cm | 0.9 ± 0.1 |
LVMi g/m2 | 85.8 ± 17.1 |
EF, % | 58.8 ± 3.1 |
E/A | 1.9 ± 0.5 |
E dec, msec | 173.4 ± 48.2 |
E/E’ ratio | 4.7 ± 0.6 |
Variable | Displacement, mm | p-Value | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Free wall basal | 22.8 ± 3.3 | NA | 21.2 ± 3.2 | NA |
Free wall mid | 15.6 ± 2.7 | <10(−8) | 25.7 ± 3.4 | <10(−4) |
Free wall apical | 6.1 ± 1.5 | <10(−16) | 25.6 ± 3.4 | 0.9 |
Septal basal | 9.6 ± 2.0 | NA | 18.2 ± 2.8 | NA |
Septal mid | 5.1 ± 1.9 | <10(−9) | 17.3 ± 1.9 | 0.27 |
Septal apical | (−)0.8 ± 2.5 | <10(−9) | 17.2 ± 2.4 | 0.89 |
Global value | 9.9 ± 1.3 | NA | 20.9 ± 2 | NA |
Measurement | Displacement of the Basal RV Segment | TAPSE |
---|---|---|
Mean ± SD, mm | 22.76 ± 3.29 | 23.76 ± 3.02 |
Outliers | 2 (9.5%) | 1 (4.8%) |
Inliers | 19 (90.5%) | 20 (95.2%) |
Bias | 1 (TAPSE overestimates by 1 mm) | NA |
Measurement | Manual RV Strain | Automatic RV Strain |
---|---|---|
Mean ± SD, % | −20.90 ± 2.08 | −20.08 ± 2.03 |
Outliers | 2 (9.5%) | 0 (0%) |
Inliers | 19 (90.5%) | 21(100%) |
Bias | −0.04 | NA |
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Leitman, M.; Tyomkin, V. Evaluating Right Ventricular Function Using Longitudinal Displacement. Medicina 2025, 61, 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030446
Leitman M, Tyomkin V. Evaluating Right Ventricular Function Using Longitudinal Displacement. Medicina. 2025; 61(3):446. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030446
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeitman, Marina, and Vladimir Tyomkin. 2025. "Evaluating Right Ventricular Function Using Longitudinal Displacement" Medicina 61, no. 3: 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030446
APA StyleLeitman, M., & Tyomkin, V. (2025). Evaluating Right Ventricular Function Using Longitudinal Displacement. Medicina, 61(3), 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030446