Table 4. Echocardiographic Parameters in Patients with or without Paroxysmal AF.
| Parameters | No paroxysmal AF (n=561) | p value | Paroxysmal AF (n=39) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | Follow-up | Index | Follow-up | |||
| LVEF (%) | 66.91±6.26 | 65.89±7.11 | 0.003 | 64.62±7.35 | 64.54±9.36 | 0.96 |
| LVEDD (mm) | 51.36±4.25 | 50.16±4.78 | <0.001 | 51.44±4.45 | 50.33±4.80 | 0.09 |
| LVESD (mm) | 31.11±4.76 | 30.82±6.34 | 0.31 | 32.26±5.08 | 31.85±5.88 | 0.65 |
| IVSD (mm) | 9.58±1.36 | 9.66±1.77 | 0.27 | 9.46±1.16 | 10.04±1.42 | 0.037 |
| LVPWD (mm) | 9.56±1.21 | 9.45±1.28 | 0.024 | 9.41±1.25 | 9.80±1.14 | 0.11 |
| LA diameter (mm) | 41.74±4.55 | 41.00±5.24 | <0.001 | 43.62±4.41 | 42.46±5.95 | 0.15 |
| LAVI (mL/m2) | 40.27±11.12 | 37.34±12.87 | <0.001 | 48.39±12.04 | 44.70±14.93 | 0.10 |
| E/A ratio | 1.10±0.21 | 0.85±0.36 | <0.001 | 1.17±0.28 | 1.14±0.72 | 0.75 |
| DT (m/s) | 203.23±39.77 | 234.09±62.41 | <0.001 | 198.87±43.13 | 229.54±60.99 | 0.007 |
| e' | 0.06±0.01 | 0.05±0.01 | <0.001 | 0.05±0.01 | 0.05±0.02 | 0.047 |
| E/e' | 16.00±4.59 | 13.65±5.89 | <0.001 | 16.87±4.64 | 16.32±7.36 | 0.61 |
| TR Vmax (m/s) | 2.35±0.37 | 2.36±0.43 | 0.78 | 2.43±0.30 | 2.51±0.47 | 0.24 |
| RVSP (mm Hg) | 32.35±6.78 | 32.67±8.82 | 0.46 | 33.80±6.35 | 36.23±11.18 | 0.14 |
AF, atrial fibrillation; DT, deceleration time; IVSD, interventricular septum diameter; LA, left atrium; LAVI, left atrial volume index; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVPWD, left ventricular posterior wall diameter; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; TR Vmax, maximal tricuspid regurgitation velocity.
Data are presented as mean±standard.