Normal reference values of tricuspid annular dimensions and functional properties in healthy adults using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (insights from the MAGYAR-Healthy Study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (3DSTE) is a relatively new non-invasive imaging modality with ability for simultaneous chamber quantifications and determination of valvular dimensions. The aim of the present retrospective cohort study was to determine normal reference values of 3DSTE-derived tricuspid annular (TA) dimensions and functional properties and to evaluate their age- and gender dependency.

Methods

The present study comprised 156 healthy adult subjects, from which 28 cases were excluded due to inferior image quality, therefore the remaining group consisted of 128 cases with the mean age of 35.4±12.5 years (72 males). The subject population was further divided into the following categories: 18-29 years (n=57; mean age: 25.2±2.8 years,

SUBMITTER: Nemes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9816735 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature