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Table 2.

Hemodynamic and right ventricular echocardiographic data according to the degree of TR

Hemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters	Moderate/Severe TR N = 13	Mild or no TR N = 17	p value
CI, L/min/m²	2.42 (1.73–2.63)	2.28 (1.84–2.53)	0.722
SVi, mL/beat/m²	33 (29–35)	36 (31–37)	0.314
TAPSE, mm	17 (16–22)	20 (19–23)	0.064
TAPSE/sPAP, mm/mmHg	0.22 (0.16–0.33)	0.37 (0.29–0.44)	0.013
GWI, mmHg%	479 (241–659)	548 (405–677)	0.621
GWE, %	83 (77–89)	96 (94–96)	< 0.001
GWW, mmHg%	137 (90–179)	25 (18–89)	0.002
GCW, mmHg%	682 (538–989)	705 (560–951)	0.967

TR: tricuspid regurgitation; CI: cardiac index; SVi: stroke volume index; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; sPAP: systolic pulmonary artery pressure; GWI: global work index; GWE: global work efficiency; GWW: global wasted work; GCW: global constructive work

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MA: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. CDL, LS, SS, AG, AT, GT, CS, BP: Data curation, Investigation, Writing—review & editing. CK: Formal analysis. SG: Conceptualization, Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

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