Table 2.
Correlations of selected parameters with TO.TS and NT-proBNP.
| Parameter | TO | TS | NT-proBNP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R (Spearman) | P | R (Spearman) | P | R (Spearman) | p | |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | −0.678322 | 0.015317 | 0.181818 | 0.571701 | −0.028571 | 0.922761 |
| Ammonium (mg/dl) | −0.428571 | 0.337368 | −0.464286 | 0.293934 | 0.142857 | 0.735765 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | −0.212121 | 0.556306 | 0.127273 | 0.726057 | – | – |
| LA diameter (mm) | 0.105844 | 0.718755 | 0.586552 | 0.027470 | 0.063947 | 0.828066 |
| RV diastolic diameter (mm) | 0.398239 | 0.158452 | 0.278767 | 0.334484 | −0.508861 | 0.063129 |
| SPAP (mmHg) | 0.184249 | 0.528330 | 0.421775 | 0.133063 | −0.033187 | 0.910328 |
| TAPSE (mm) | 0.364646 | 0.199888 | 0.183428 | 0.530201 | −0.209610 | 0.472008 |
| EF (%) | −0.121684 | 0.678584 | 0.172570 | 0.555223 | −0.059603 | 0.839603 |
| Vprop (cm/s) | −0.355855 | 0.068495 | 0.280605 | 0.156265 | −0.517265 | 0.003421 |
| LVEDd | 0.048553 | 0.809949 | 0.278715 | 0.159192 | −0.332070 | 0.073004 |
| HR mean (beats/min) | 0.171997 | 0.556558 | −0.646090 | 0.012550 | 0.049656 | 0.872020 |
NT-proBNP – N-terminal fragment of Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP); INR – international normalized ratio; LA – left atrium; RV – right ventricle; SPAP – Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure; TAPSE – Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion; E/A wave of mitral flow; DT – deceleration time of E wave mitral inflow; Vprop. – propagation velocity of E wave mitral inflow; HRT – Heart Rate Turbulence; TO – Turbulence onset; TS – Turbulence slope.