Test | Result | Patients |
Echocardiography | ||
Left ventricle size | 40 | |
Normal | 40 | |
Mildly dilated | 0 | |
Moderately dilated | 0 | |
Left atrium size | 37 | |
Normal | 25 | |
Mildly dilated | 11 | |
Moderately dilated | 1 | |
Right ventricle size | 39 | |
Normal | 27 | |
Mildly dilated | 8 | |
Moderately dilated | 4 | |
Right atrium size | 38 | |
Normal | 27 | |
Mildly dilated | 10 | |
Moderately dilated | 1 | |
Tricuspid regurgitation severity | 36 | |
Trivial | 28 | |
Mild | 6 | |
Moderate | 1 | |
Severe | 1 | |
Mitral E/A | 1±0.4 | 19 |
Mitral E slope deceleration time ms | 252±109 | 13 |
Average mitral E/E′ | 6.3±1.8 | 15 |
Tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion cm | 2.3±0.6 | 24 |
Tricuspid annulus S′ cm·s−1 | 13±3 | 22 |
Pulmonary flow acceleration time ms | 104±17 | 19 |
Lung function | ||
FEV1 L | 2.9±0.9 | 38 |
FEV1 % predicted | 89±18 | 38 |
FVC L | 3.8±1.2 | 39 |
FVC % predicted | 98±20 | 39 |
TLCO mmolCO·kPa−1·min−1 | 71±15 | 37 |
KCO mmolCO·kPa−1·min−1·L−1 | 89±17 | 34 |
TLC L | 6±1.6 | 30 |
TLC % predicted | 98±16 | 30 |
RV L | 2.3±0.7 | 22 |
RV L % predicted | 107±26 | 22 |
Data are presented as n or mean±sd. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity; TLCO: transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide; KCO: transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide; TLC: total lung capacity; RV: residual volume.