FORMULA AND REFERENCES IN B-MODE
MyLab - ADVANCED OPERATIONS A - 17
MEASUREMENTS
Relative Wall Thickness
Reference Marwick et al., “Recommendations on the Use of Echocardiography in Adult
Hypertension: A Report from the European Association of Cardiovascular
Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)”,
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography July 2015
Formula
RWT = 2 x LVPWd / LVIDd
LVPWd: LV Posterior wall - Diastole
LVIDd: LV diameter - Diastole
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