Total and partial fusion of E′ and A′ waves in the left lateral, septum and right lateral walls at days 1–3 and at term
| Fusion day 1 (n=50) | Fusion day 2 (n=51–52) | Fusion day 3 (n=45) | Fusion at term (n=43–44) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Partial | Total | Partial | Total | Partial | Total | Partial | |
| Fusion E′–A′ left lateral | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Fusion E′–A′ septum | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 |
| Fusion E′–A′ right lateral | 13 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 5 |
Values are expressed as numbers of analyses.
A′, peak late diastolic pulsed wave tissue Doppler velocity; E′, peak early diastolic pulsed wave tissue Doppler velocity; n, number of available analyses on each examination.