Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and echocardiographic variables in the four groups
| Normal | Impaired relaxation | Pseudonormal | Restrictive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
15 |
28 |
11 |
5 |
| Age (years) |
34.5 ± 15.3 |
71.1 ± 9.9 |
62.5 ± 10.5 |
63.0 ± 10.1 |
| Male |
10 |
21 |
6 |
4 |
| Diagnosis |
|
HHD 8 |
IHD 3 |
DHCM 1 |
| |
|
IHD 9 |
AS 1 |
DCM 4 |
| |
|
AS 1 |
HCM 3 |
|
| |
|
HCM 3 |
DCM 3 |
|
| |
|
|
Amyloidosis 1 |
|
| Echocardiographic variables |
|
|
|
|
| LVEF (%) |
65.9 ± 6.2 |
64.4 ± 6.5 |
56.9 ± 15.0 |
38.2 ± 10.0 |
| LVDd (mm) |
46.6 ± 4.4 |
46.8 ± 4.5 |
55.2 ± 7.5 |
66.4 ± 14.2 |
| LAD (mm) |
31.5 ± 3.7 |
38.1 ± 4.7 |
42.5 ± 5.5 |
47.2 ± 7.5 |
| E/A |
1.70 ± 0.77 |
0.69 ± 0.11 |
1.36 ± 0.22 |
2.24 ± 0.54 |
| DCT (ms) |
205.6 ± 34.9 |
234.8 ± 31.4 |
190.2 ± 23.5 |
143.2 ± 13.6 |
| Ea (cm/s) |
10.7 ± 1.9 |
6.3 ± 1.4 |
5.7 ± 1.2 |
4.9 ± 1.6 |
| E/Ea | 6.9 ± 1.0 | 9.5 ± 2.6 | 13.6 ± 3.3 | 20.4 ± 8.2 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation.
HHD hypertensive heart disease, IHD ischemic heart disease, AS aortic valve stenosis, HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, DCM dilated cardiomyopathy, DHCM dilated-phase hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVDd left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, LAD left atrial dimension; E, peak early transmitral filling velocity; A, paek late transmitral filling velocity; DCT, deceleration time of peak E velocity; Ea, early diastolic mitral annular velocity.