Table 2.

—Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Measurements in All Patients (N = 61) and in Those With (n = 55) or Without (n = 6) LV Diastolic Dysfunction

Measurement	All Patients	Normal Diastolic Function (mean ± SD)	Diastolic Dysfunction Grade ≥ I (mean ± SD)	P Value (Mann-Whitney Test)
Interventricular septum, cm	1.2 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 1	.72
Posterior wall septum, cm	1.2 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 1	.72
LA diameter, cm	3.5 ± 0.7	3.8 ± 0.5	3.4 ± 0.7	.26
LA volume index, mL/m2	18 ± 9	26 ± 12	18 ± 8	.026
RA volume index, mL/m2	48 ± 26	40 ± 12	49 ± 27	.51
RA/LA ratio	3.3 ± 3.4	1.7 ± 0.7	3.5 ± 3.6	.17
LV EDV, mL	48 ± 19	62 ± 21	47 ± 18	.07
RV EDV, mL	94 ± 40	85 ± 19	95 ± 42	.83
RV/LV EDV ratio	2.3 ± 1.4	1.6 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 1.5	.12
Eccentricity index (end systole)	1.3 ± 0.2	2.2 ± 1.1	2.3 ± 0.9	.65
Eccentricity index (early diastole)	2.3 ± 0.9	1.9 ± 0.8	1.8 ± 0.5	.97
Eccentricity index (end diastole)	1.8 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.3	.20

Pericardial effusion was observed in eight patients (mild in five and moderate in three subjects). EDV = end-diastolic volume; LA = left atrium; RV = right ventricular. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviations.