Table 2.

Comparative assessment of left ventricular diastolic filling indices with regard to severity of liver disease.

	E-velocity (cm/sec)	A-velocity (cm/sec)	E/A ratio	EDT (msec)
CTP class A (n = 29)	56.5 ± 12	50.2 ± 10.2	1.2 ± 0.5	156.7 ± 27.8
CTP class B (n = 39)	60.2 ± 15.8	61.3 ± 7.9	1.0 ± 0.3	165.4 ± 13.6
CTP class C (n = 24)	62.8 ± 17.2	62.4 ± 15.3	1.1 ± 0.3	196.8 ± 23.5
t-test
CTP class A versus B	P = NS	P < 0.001	P = NS	P = NS
CTP class A versus C	P = NS	P = 0.001	P = NS	P < 0.0001
CTP class B versus C	P = NS	P = NS	P = NS	P < 0.0001

CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; E-velocity: peak early ventricular filling velocity; A-velocity: peak atrial filling velocity; E/A ratio: early/late filling velocity ratio; EDT: E-wave deceleration time; NS: nonsignificant. All results are expressed as mean values ± standard deviation.