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. 2013 Winter;18(1):e26–e31.

TABLE 2.

Echocardiographic characteristics

Variable Combined circumferential and longitudinal dysfunction (n=66) No combined dysfunction (n=320) P Total study population (n=386)
LV EDD, mL/m2 2.7±0.4 2.6±0.3 0.01 2.6±0.3
LV ESD, mL/m2 1.8±0.4 1.5±0.3 <0.001 1.6±0.3
LV EDV, mL/m2 57±20 51±13 <0.001 52±15
LV ESV, mL/m2 25±14 19±6 <0.001 20±8
Relative wall thickness 0.44±0.08 0.42±0.08 0.04 0.43±0.08
Concentric LV geometry, % 59 44 0.02 47
LV mass index, g/m2.7 54±12 47±12 <0.001 48±12
LV hypertrophy, % 70 45 <0.001 49
LV stroke volume, mL 60±17 61±19 NS 61±18
LV stroke work, mmHg/mL 123±42 122±41 NS 122±42
Cardiac index, L/min/m2 2.3±0.6 2.3±0.6 NS 2.3±0.6
LV ejection fraction, % 59±9 63±6 <0.001 62±7
LV CESS, dynes/cm2 127±48 106±32 <0.001 110±36
LV midwall shortening, % 14.3±2.1 17.8±2.6 <0.001 17.2±2.9
LV Sc- midwall shortening, % 76.5±10.6 94.4±13.3 <0.001 91.4±14.6
Peak S′, cm/s 7.3±1.1 10.2±1.9 <0.001 9.7±2.1
Peak E′, cm/s 7.6±1.9 9.3±2.3 <0.001 9.0±2.3
E wave of transmitral flow, cm/s 67.4±21.8 66.8±19.3 NS 66.9±19.7
A wave of transmitral flow, cm/s 78.6±24.9 80.5±20.1 NS 80.3±20.8
E/A ratio 0.85±0.45 0.84±0.31 <0.0001 0.84±0.33
E/E′ ratio 9.4±4.1 7.5±2.7 <0.0001 7.8±3.1
LV diastolic dysfunction, % 56 39 <0.0001 42
  Grade I 39 34 35
  Grade II 6 3 4
  Grade III 11 2 3
PCWP, mmHg 13.6±5.1 11.2±3.4 <0.0001 11.6±3.8
Maximal left atrial volume, mL/m2 24.9±7.6 22.4±8.7 0.03 22.8±8.6
Mitral valve calcification, % 53 23 <0.0001 28
Aortic valve sclerosis, % 52 33 0.004 36

Data presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. CESS Circumferential end-systolic stress; EDD End-diastolic diameter; EDV End-diastolic volume; ESD: end-systolic diameter; ESV End-systolic volume; LV Left ventricular; NS Not statistically significant; Peak E′ Peak early diastolic tissue Doppler velocity of mitral annulus; Peak S′ Peak mitral annular systolic velocity (tissue Doppler imaging); PCWP Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; Sc Stress corrected