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Table 2 Mean TAPSE, right ventricular pressure, and tricuspid in flow velocities in subjects and controls

From: Right ventricular function among South East Nigeria children with sickle cell anaemia

Variable

Subjects

Controls

t

p

TAPSE

28.24 ± 5.23

25.82 ± 3.59

2.703

0.008

TRV

1.88 ± 1.43

1.70 ± 0.21

0.90

0.37

TVE/A

21.61 ± 9.49

13.89 ± 2.10

5.61

< 0.001

  1. TRV (Tricuspid regurgitant velocity), TAPSE (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion), TVE/A (Tricuspid inflow velocity)