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Table 5 Doppler indices based on DTI of the lateral mitral ring and colour M-mode propagation velocity obtained in protocol B, according to the level of invasive PAOP measured during RHC

From: Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure in ventilated patients: a transoesophageal study

 

PAOP ≤ 18 mmHg (n = 24)

PAOP > 18 mmHg (n = 8)

p Value

Vp (cm/s)

45 ± 10

35 ± 8

0.05

E' lateral (cm/s)

12.9 ± 3.9

9.2 ± 1.3

0.01

E/Vp

1.7 ± 0.6

2.7 ± 0.5

0.0006

E/E' lateral

5.9 ± 2.2

10.6 ± 3.3

0.0002

  1. Abbreviations: DTI, Doppler tissue imaging; PAOP, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure; RHC, right heart catheterisation; Vp, propagation velocity of early diastolic blood flow within the LV measured using colour M-mode.
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