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. 2008 Mar 31;105(14):5519–5524. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801779105

Table 5.

Systolic and diastolic function in humans

HOS (n = 8) Controls (n = 8) P
Age, years 11.25 ± 5.1 15.2 ± 6.8 0.14
Body weight, kg 53.8 ± 26.1 44.2 ± 18.8 0.31
Heart rate, beats/min 96 ± 17 99 ± 11 0.8
Shortening fraction, % 35 ± 4.1 34.7 ± 3.2 0.89
Mitral valve inflow
    E wave, cm/s 123 ± 22 159 ± 21 0.03
    A wave, cm/s 45 ± 8 52 ± 8 0.026
    E/A ratio 2.8 ± 0.7 2 ± 0.3 0.003
    Deceleration time 170 ± 18 159 ± 21 0.24
    IVRT 69 ± 10 62 ± 14 0.13
Tissue Doppler
    MV-E′, cm/s 18.1 ± 4.3 21.2 ± 3.2 0.049
    MV-A′, cm/s 5.5 ± 2.3 7.1 ± 1.1 0.06
    MV-E/E′, cm/s 7.1 ± 2.7 4.9 ± 0.75 0.03
    IVS-E′, cm/s 11 ± 1.5 16 ± 2.9 0.005
    IVS-A′, cm/s 4.8 ± 1.9 6.4 ± 1.2 0.05
    IVS-E/E′, cm/s 11.3 ± 3 4.9 ± 0.77 0.0001

E wave, early mitral inflow; A wave, late mitral inflow; IVRT, isovolumic relaxation time; MV-E′ and MV-A′, mitral annulus early (E′) and late (A′) myocardial velocities; IVS-E′ and IVS-A′, interventricular septum early (E′) and late (A′) myocardial velocities; E/E′ ratio, inflow velocity divided by the tissue Doppler velocity.