Table 2

Cardiac chamber measurements obtained by comprehensive echocardiography (CE) and by hand-carried ultrasound (HCU)

Variables
CE
HCU

Aorta (mm)
28.7 ± 4.1
27.8 ± 4.2
Left atrium (mm)
45.5 ± 7.7
44.0 ± 7.5
LVED (mm)
57.1 ± 11.2
54.9 ± 10.7
LVES (mm)
44.4 ± 15.5
42.8 ± 10.7
IVST (mm)
10.0 ± 2.4
9.4 ± 2.4
PWT (mm)
9.6 ± 1.8
8.7 ± 1.7*
LVEF (%)
47 ± 16
44 ± 15

Data are mean ± SD. IVST = interventricular septal thickness; LVED = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LFEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVES = left ventricular end-systolic diameter; PWT = posterior wall thickness. * p < 0.05 compared to CE.

Tsutsui et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2004 2:24   doi:10.1186/1476-7120-2-24