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. 2008 Feb 9;29(20):2526–2535. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn022

Table 2.

Pearson correlates and univariate predictors of discrepancies between AVA2D and AVA3D-SV

AVA2D − AVA3D-SV
r P-value
Age 0.03 0.81
Heart rate −0.18 0.14
Left ventricular ejection fraction 0.16 0.20
Left ventricular septal: posterior wall ratio 0.36 0.005
Aortic valve Doppler
 Peak pressure gradient −0.02 0.86
 Mean pressure gradient −0.02 0.86

Mean ± SD P-value

Mitral regurgitation grade
 Grade I (none/trivial) 0.16 ± 0.27 0.31
 Grade II (mild) 0.08 ± 0.17
 Grade III (moderate) 0.07 ± 0.20
 Grade IV (severe) 0.25 ± 0.37
Aortic regurgitation grade
 Grade I (none/trivial) 0.10 ± 0.23 0.90
 Grade II (mild) 0.11 ± 0.25
 Grade III (moderate) 0.14 ± 0.16
Rhythm
 Regular 0.11 ± 0.23 0.95
 Irregular 0.12 ± 0.22
Upper septal hypertrophy (USH, Septal:Posterior wall ≥1.3)
 Absence of USH 0.05 ± 0.18 0.002
 Presence of USH 0.22 ± 0.27
Valve morphology
 Bicuspid 0.14 ± 0.24 0.72
 Tricuspid 0.11 ± 0.23