Table 2– Echocardiography and lung function tests
TestResultPatients
Echocardiography
 Left ventricle size40
  Normal40
  Mildly dilated0
  Moderately dilated0
 Left atrium size37
  Normal25
  Mildly dilated11
  Moderately dilated1
 Right ventricle size39
  Normal27
  Mildly dilated8
  Moderately dilated4
 Right atrium size38
  Normal27
  Mildly dilated10
  Moderately dilated1
 Tricuspid regurgitation severity36
  Trivial28
  Mild6
  Moderate1
  Severe1
 Mitral E/A1±0.419
 Mitral E slope deceleration time ms252±10913
 Average mitral E/E′6.3±1.815
 Tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion cm2.3±0.624
 Tricuspid annulus S′ cm·s−113±322
 Pulmonary flow acceleration time ms104±1719
Lung function
 FEV1 L2.9±0.938
 FEV1 % predicted89±1838
 FVC L3.8±1.239
 FVC % predicted98±2039
TLCO mmolCO·kPa−1·min−171±1537
KCO mmolCO·kPa−1·min−1·L−189±1734
 TLC L6±1.630
 TLC % predicted98±1630
 RV L2.3±0.722
 RV L % predicted107±2622
  • 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.