Table 2.
Echocardiographic parameters at baseline. Continuous variables are given as means ± SD. Categorial variables are given as percentages and frequencies.
| No ACE-I/ARB n = 92 |
ACE-I/ARB n = 84 |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitral regurgitation | Moderate | 72% (66) | 68% (57) | 0.57 |
| Severe | 28% (26) | 32% (27) | ||
| Vena contracta—mm | 6 (1) | 6 (2) | 0.062 | |
| PISA | 8 (4) | 8 (3) | 0.74 | |
| LVEDD—mm | 48 (8) | 48 (9) | 0.95 | |
| Left Atrium—cm2 | 29 (8) | 29 (11) | 0.88 | |
| LVEF | Mildly reduced | 33% (30) | 35% (29) | 0.79 |
| Preserved | 67% (62) | 65% (55) | ||
| Aortic stenosis | Absent | 74% (68) | 83% (70) | 0.06 |
| Mild | 5% (5) | 8% (7) | ||
| Moderate | 11% (10) | 7% (6) | ||
| Severe | 10% (9) | 1% (1) | ||
Abbreviations: LVEDD Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; PISA Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area.