Table 7 Echocardiographic RV data for academy and adult footballers
From: Right ventricular assessment of the adolescent footballer’s heart
Academy footballers | Footballers > 18 years | Total | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | N | Mean ± SD | N | Mean ± SD | N | ||
TAPSE (mm) | 24.0 ± 3.7 | 1027 | 25.4 ± 4.6 | 100 | 24.1 ± 3.8 | 1127 | 0.008* |
RAA (cm2) | 15.9 ± 2.7 | 441 | 16.3 ± 3.5 | 51 | 15.9 ± 2.8 | 492 | 0.658 |
RVOTP (mm) | 27.0 ± 4.0 | 735 | 27.6 ± 4.2 | 38 | 27.0 ± 4.1 | 773 | 0.324 |
RVOT1 (mm) | 28.8 ± 4.3 | 817 | 30.6 ± 4.1 | 42 | 28.9 ± 4.3 | 859 | 0.003* |
RVOT2 (mm) | 23.3 ± 3.1 | 786 | 23.8 ± 3.6 | 42 | 23.4 ± 3.1 | 828 | 0.622 |
RVD1 (mm) | 36.3 ± 4.2 | 1051 | 36.1 ± 5.2 | 97 | 36.3 ± 4.3 | 1148 | 0.862 |
RVD2 (mm) | 30.2 ± 4.4 | 1044 | 29.8 ± 5.1 | 95 | 30.2 ± 4.5 | 1139 | 0.379 |
RVD3 (mm) | 75.9 ± 7.8 | 1030 | 76.0 ± 8.8 | 93 | 75.9 ± 7.9 | 1123 | 0.477 |
RV FAC (%) | 49.6 ± 7.8 | 564 | 50.0 ± 9.2 | 33 | 49.6 ± 7.8 | 596 | 0.791 |
S’ RV (cm/s) | 14.8 ± 2.9 | 202 | 14.2 ± 2.2 | 19 | 14.7 ± 2.9 | 221 | 0.395 |
INDEXED RAA (cm2/m2) | 8.5 ± 1.4 | 426 | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 46 | 8.5 ± 1.4 | 472 | 0.054 |
INDEXED RVOTP (mm/m2) | 14.5 ± 2.2 | 693 | 13.9 ± 2.5 | 32 | 14.5 ± 2.2 | 725 | 0.193 |
INDEXED RVOT 1 (mm/m2) | 15.5 ± 2.4 | 762 | 15.8 ± 2.3 | 36 | 15.5 ± 2.4 | 798 | 0.303 |
INDEXED RVOT 2 (mm/m2) | 12.6 ± 1.7 | 733 | 12.3 ± 2.0 | 36 | 12.6 ± 1.7 | 769 | 0.234 |
INDEXED RVD 1 (mm/m2) | 19.6 ± 2.5 | 964 | 18.5 ± 2.9 | 86 | 19.5 ± 2.5 | 1050 | 0.009* |
INDEXED RVD 2 (mm/m2) | 16.2 ± 2.5 | 958 | 15.5 ± 2.9 | 85 | 16.1 ± 2.6 | 1043 | 0.054 |
INDEXED RVD 3 (mm/m2) | 40.7 ± 4.5 | 944 | 38.6 ± 4.6 | 83 | 40.6 ± 4.5 | 1027 | 0.001* |