Table 3.
Linear correlation between the values of pulsed-wave Doppler parameters and invasive PAOP according to LV systolic function in patients enrolled in protocol A
| LV systolic dysfunction (n = 7) | Preserved LV systolic function (n = 49) | |||
| Pulsed-wave Doppler indices | Spearman rho coefficient | p Value | Spearman rho coefficient | p Value |
| E/A | 1.00 | 0.025 | 0.26 | 0.090 |
| DTE | -0.94 | 0.035 | -0.08 | 0.580 |
| AFF | -0.94 | 0.035 | -0.25 | 0.090 |
| S/D | -0.96 | 0.018 | -0.22 | 0.130 |
| SF | -0.86 | 0.036 | -0.31 | 0.034 |
Abbreviations: AFF, atrial filling fraction; DTE, deceleration time of early diastolic mitral E wave; LV, left ventricle; PAOP, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure; SF, systolic fraction.