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Table 2 Population imaging characteristics

From: Direct comparison of echocardiography speckle tracking and cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking for quantification of right ventricular strain: a prospective intermodality study in functional mitral regurgitation

Imaging characteristics

Overall (n = 100)

RVdys+ (n = 32)*

RVdys- (n = 68)

p

Echocardiography

    

Right Ventricle

    

3D Ejection fraction (%)

52.0 ± 10.1

41.8 ± 9.3

57.0 ± 5.9

< 0.001

End-diastolic volume (ml)

134.6 ± 42.0

154.4 ± 41.7

125.1 ± 39.1

0.002

End-systolic volume (ml)

66.2 ± 31.1

90.2 ± 34.1

54.6 ± 21.8

< 0.001

Stroke volume (ml)

67.9 ± 18.5

61.6 ± 13.3

70.8 ± 19.9

0.02

S' (cm/s)

11.4 ± 3.0

9.8 ± 3.0

12.1 ± 2.7

< 0.001

TAPSE (cm)

1.8 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.4

< 0.001

FAC (%)

35.7 ± 10.6

29.4 ± 9.8

39.1 ± 9.5

< 0.001

Left Ventricle

Ejection fraction (%)

41.9 ± 14.6

30.6 ± 11.3

47.4 ± 12.9

 < 0.001

LVIDd (cm)

5.9 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 0.6

5.7 ± 0.6

 < 0.001

LVIDs (cm)

4.6 ± 0.9

5.3 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

End-diastolic volume (ml)

171.0 ± 39.0

189.2 ± 35.5

163.8 ± 38.2

0.005

End-systolic volume (ml)

101.5 ± 45.3

138.0 ± 42.4

86.7 ± 37.7

 < 0.001

Stroke volume (ml)

70.5 ± 21.5

55.8 ± 19.1

76.1 ± 19.7

 < 0.001

Myocardial mass (g)

208.7 ± 70.0

227.8 ± 70.2

199.9 ± 68.7

0.10

Hemodynamics

    

PASP (mmHg)

37.8 ± 14.8

34.4 ± 13.4

43.9 ± 15.3

0.004

Valvular Indices

Mitral Regurgitation

    

Severity grade (1–4)

59% (59) 25% (25) /8% (8)/ 6% (6)

34.4% (11)/ 34.4% (11)/18.8% (6) /12.5% (4)

72.7% (48)/21.2% (14)/3.0% (2) /3.0% (2)

 < 0.001

Regurgitant fraction (%)

37.97 ± 15.19

42.49 ± 14.72

34.70 ± 14.85

0.04

Regurgitant volume (ml)

38.3 ± 26.99

46.2 ± 6.4

34.3 ± 3.9

0.10

Vena contracta (cm)

0.33 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.11

0.29 ± 0.11

0.002

Tricuspid Regurgitation

    

Severity grade (1–4)

64% (64)/ 23% (23)/ 12% (12)/ 1% (1)

47% (15)/ 28% (9)/ 25% (8)/ 0% (0)

72% (49)/ 21% (14)/ 6% (4)/ 1% (1)

0.02

Peak Longitudinal Strain

    

RV global (%)

18.3 ± 5.4

12.5 ± 4.1

21.0 ± 3.5

 < 0.001

RV free wall (%)

18.0 ± 6.7

11.6 ± 5.5

21.6 ± 4.3

 < 0.001

RV septal (%)

11.0 ± 6.9

7.2 ± 5.7

13.2 ± 6.7

 < 0.001

CMR

Right Ventricle

Ejection fraction (%)

52.0 ± 11.7

39.2 ± 10.1

58.0 ± 6.3

 < 0.001

End-diastolic length (cm)

7.4 ± 1.2

7.9 ± 1.1

7.2 ± 1.2

0.01

End-diastolic width (cm)

4.2 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.7

4.1 ± 0.7

0.04

End-diastolic volume (ml)

153.0 ± 52.4

174.9 ± 58.4

142.5 ± 46.2

0.003

End-systolic volume (ml)

76.8 ± 42.4

109.7 ± 51.0

61.1 ± 25.8

 < 0.001

Stroke volume (ml)

76.0 ± 22.0

65.2 ± 14.8

81.2 ± 23.0

 < 0.001

RV myocardial mass

29.0 ± 10.2

31.7 ± 8.2

27.7 ± 10.8

0.07

Indexed (g/m2)

15.0 ± 4.9

16.7 ± 4.9

14.1 ± 4.7

0.01

Left Ventricle

Ejection fraction (%)

43.2 ± 15.4

30.9 ± 10.4

48.9 ± 13.9

 < 0.001

End-diastolic volume (ml)

200.4 ± 63.8

232.6 ± 60.6

185.2 ± 59.9

 < 0.001

End-systolic volume (ml)

120.8 ± 62.6

163.9 ± 55.5

99.9 ± 55.0

 < 0.001

Stroke volume (ml)

80.0 ± 23.8

68.8 ± 20.2

85.3 ± 23.6

 < 0.001

LV myocardial mass

157.4 ± 47.0

171.2 ± 38.5

151.0 ± 49.4

0.04

Indexed (g/m2)

81.1 ± 20.8

89.1 ± 19.0

77.3 ± 20.6

0.007

End-diastolic diameter (cm)

6.0 ± 0.7

6.3 ± 0.6

5.8 ± 0.7

0.002

Longitudinal Strain

RV global (%)

20.5 ± 6.8

13.7 ± 3.9

23.7 ± 5.4

 < 0.001

RV free wall (%)

15.8 ± 7.1

9.0 ± 4.9

19.1 ± 5.5

 < 0.001

RV septal (%)

23.9 ± 7.5

17.2 ± 5.1

27.1 ± 6.2

 < 0.001

  1. Bold values identify a significance of p < 0.05
  2. *RV ejection fraction < 50%