Table 1.
Clinical, echocardiographic and transmitral Doppler findings.
| Control (n = 27) | Chagas (n = 54) | p | |
| Age (y) | 40.5 ± 5.2 | 41.7 ± 5.7 | NS |
| Female, n (%) | 6 (22,2) | 29 (53,7) | 0.01 |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 26.04 ± 3.47 | 27.30 ± 4.36 | NS |
| LVEDd (mm) | 49.3 ± 4.4 | 48.6 ± 4.5 | NS |
| LVESd (mm) | 28.6 ± 4.7 | 29.3 ± 4.3 | NS |
| LVEDd index (mm/m2) | 25.83 ± 3.10 | 26.64 ± 2.50 | NS |
| Fractional shortening (%) | 42.0 ± 6.9 | 39.8 ± 5.9 | NS |
| IVS (mm) | 9.6 ± 1.35 | 9.9 ± 1.6 | NS |
| PW (mm) | 7.59 ± 1.08 | 7.96 ± 0.84 | NS |
| LV mass index (g/m2) | 89.25 ± 16.97 | 95.78 ± 18.38 | NS |
| LA (mm) | 35.2 ± 3.5 | 34.8 ± 4.2 | NS |
| Aortic root (mm) | 31.3 ± 2.9 | 31.3 ± 3.2 | NS |
| E wave (m/sec) | 0.65 (0.58–0.73) | 0.71 (0.58–0.79) | NS |
| A wave (m/sec) | 0.44 (0.41–0.53) | 0.55 (0.46–0.64) | 0.001 |
| E/A ratio | 1.45 (1.19–1.57) | 1.22 (0.99–1.52) | 0.05 |
| DT (msec) | 138.7 ± 26.8 | 167.9 ± 34.6 | 0.001 |
LVEDd: left ventricular end diastolic dimension, LVESd: left ventricular end systolic dimension, IVS: interventricular septum, PW: posterior wall, LA: left atrial dimension, LV: left ventricle, A: peak early diastolic velocity, E: peak late diastolic velocity, DT: early filling deceleration time.