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. 2022 Mar 2;38(9):2013–2023. doi: 10.1007/s10554-022-02578-z

Table 2.

Baseline LA and LV assessment parameters of participants with T2D versus controls

Parameter T2D (n = 73) Controls (n = 35) p-value
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
 Volumetric assessment
  LAViMax, ml/m2 33.7 ± 8.0 43.3 ± 10.8  < 0.001*
  LAViMin, ml/m2 14.9 ± 5.2 18.6 ± 5.7 0.002*
  LA total EF, % 56.4 ± 7.6 57.3 ± 5.0 0.508
  LA passive EF, % 27.4 ± 8.5 34.5 ± 7.8  < 0.001*
  LA active EF, % 39.9 ± 7.7 34.6 ± 6.6 0.001*
  LV EDVi, ml/m2 67.7 ± 10.2 83.2 ± 18.9  < 0.001*
  LV ESVi, ml/m2 21.9 ± 6.4 29.5 ± 9.1  < 0.001*
  LV EF, % 68.0 ± 6.8 65.0 ± 4.9 0.012*
  LV mass, g 123.0 ± 24.6 107.0 ± 32.8 0.014*
  LV mass index, g/m2 55.9 ± 8.7 58.1 ± 13.8 0.381
  LV mass/volume, g/ml 0.83 ± 0.11 0.70 ± 0.10  < 0.001*
 LA strain
  LAS_r, % 31.4 ± 7.4 39.8 ± 10.8  < 0.001*
  LAS_cd, % 15.9 ± 5.5 24.1 ± 9.5  < 0.001*
  LAS_bp,% 15.5 ± 4.9 15.6 ± 5.4 0.867
Echocardiography
 E-wave, m/s 0.67 ± 0.13 0.66 ± 0.13 0.820
 A-wave, m/s 0.71 ± 0.15 0.56 ± 0.11  < 0.001*
 E/A ratio 0.96 ± 0.19 1.21 ± 0.25  < 0.001*
 Average E/e′ ratio 8.69 ± 2.5 6.40 ± 1.6  < 0.001*

Data represented as mean ± SD

LAVimax left atrial maximum volume index, LAVimin left atrial minimum volume index, LAEF left atrial emptying fraction, LV EDVi left ventricular end-diastolic volume index, LV ESVi left ventricular end-systolic volume index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LAS_r left atrial strain at reservoir phase, LAS_cd Left atrial strain at conduit phase, LAS_bp left atrial strain at booster pump phase

*Indicates a significant difference with p < 0.05