Right ventricular stiffness constant as a predictor of postoperative hemodynamics in patients with hypoplastic right ventricle: a theoretical analysis

Table 3 The influence of right ventricular end-systolic elastance and heart rate on the beneficial range of the one and a half ventricle repair

	Lower limit of RV stiffness constant (% of normal)	Upper limit of RV stiffness constant (% of normal)
E_es,RV = 0.7, HR = 75	150	250
E_es,RV = 1.4, HR = 75	200	300
E_es,RV = 0.7, HR = 100	175	275

RV Right ventricle, E_es,RV right ventricular end-systolic elastance (mmHg/ml), HR heart rate (beats/min)

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