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. 2009 May;20(3):173–177.

Table 4. Univariate Correlates Of Posterior Wall Thickness In Diastole, RWT, LVMI.

PWd RWT LVMI
Variables R p-value R p-value R p-value
E-wave (ms) –0.2073 < 0.01* –0.2038 < 0.01* –0.3017 < 0.001*
A-wave (ms) –0.1383 0.086 0.1022 0.200 0.0980 0.225
E/A ratio –0.2694 < 0.001* –0.1893 0.018* –0.3104 < 0.001*
Isovolumic relaxation rate 0.0380 0.639 0.0487 0.547 0.0786 0.331
E-wave deceleration time 0.0506 0.532 0.0539 0.433 –0.0026 0.975
Pulmonary S-wave –0.1736 0.031* –0.1219 0.131 –0.2300 < 0.001*
Pulmonary D-wave –0.0857 0.289 –0.0756 0.350 –0.0883 0.274
Atrial reversal 0.0377 0.642 0.0473 0.559 –0.0163 0.840
Pulmonary S/D ratio –0.1001 0.215 –0.0441 0.585 –0.1718 0.033

E-wave: mitral early filling wave, A-wave: mitral atrial filling wave, pulmonary S-wave: pulmonary systolic wave, pulmonary D-wave: pulmonary diastolic wave, PWd: posterior wall thickness, RWT: relative wall thickness, LVMI: left ventricular mass index, *statistically significant.