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Table 5

AbbreviationsEnglishChinese
ALV semi-major axis from widest minor axis radius (b) to apex
BLV short axis radius
DLV truncated semi-major axis from widest minor axis radius (b) to mitral anulus plane
A1Diastolic SA pericardial LV myocardial area
A2Diastolic SA endocardial LV myocardial area
AVAortic valve
BSABody surface area
CICardiac index
COCardiac output
DBPDiastolic blood pressure
DTDeceleration time
EDAEnd-diastolic area
EDDLV end-diastolic diameter
EDVEnd-diastolic volume
EROAEffective regurgitant orifice area
ESAEnd-systolic area
ESDLV end-systolic diameter
ESSEnd-systolic wall stress
ESVEnd-systolic volume
FACFractional area change
FSFractional shortening
HRHeart rate
h/rHypertrophy index
IVSTdDiastolic interventricular septal index
LALeft atrium
LADLV diastolic long axis
LAPLA pressure
LVLeft ventricle
LVEDPLV end-diastolic pressure
LVETLV ejection time
LVMILV mass index
LVOTLV outflow tract
MAMitral annulus
MADmaxMaximum (intercommissural) MA diameter
MADminMinimum (antero-posterior) MA diameter
MAPMean arterial presure
MRMitral regurgitation
MVMitral valve
PPressure
P1Proximal pressure
P2Distal pressure
PDPPulmonary diastolic pressure
PHTPressure half time
PISAProximal isovelocity surface area
PMPPulmonary mean pressure
PRPulmonary regurgitation
PRVelPeak regurgitant velocity
PSPPulmonary systolic pressure
PRedvPR end-diastolic velocity
PVRPulmonary vascular resistances
PWTdEnd-diastolic LV posterior wall thickness
PWTsEnd-systolic LV posterior wall thickness
rRadius of aliasing vel,ocity (PISA)
RAPRight atrial pressure (hemodynamic)
RAPeEstimated RAP (inferior vena cava collapse)
RFRegurgitant fraction
RRR to R distance on ECG
RVRight ventricle
RVolRegurgitant volume
RVOTRV outflow tract
SAShort axis
SBPSystolic blood pressure
SVStroke volume
SVIStroke volume index
SVRSystemic vascular resistances
tLV myocardial thickness
TVTricuspid valve
V1Proximal velocity
V2Distal velocity
VaAliasing velocity
VpPeak velocity
VTIVelocity-time integral
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