Table III.
Echocardiographic characteristics before and after the PVAI
| Characteristics | Extended PVAI (n =
36) |
PVAI (n =
30) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before RFA | After RFA | Before RFA | After RFA | |
| LA AP, cm | 4.2 (4; 4.4) | 4.3 (4.1; 4.5) | 4.3 (4; 4.5) | 4.4 (4; 4.5) |
| V LA, mL | 71.5 (68.3; 85) | 80 (64.3; 85.5)* | 74.1 (66.4; 87) | 78 (66; 88)* |
| LA EF, % | 40 (19.5; 45.8) | 22 (18.3; 34.5)* | 40.3 (21; 46.2) | 23.8 (19; 33)* |
| Peak E, cm/s | 68 (60; 76) | 83 (70; 97)* | 63 (57; 70) | 84 (71; 101)* |
| Peak A, cm/s | 61 (48; 76) | 53 (39; 60)* | 58 (45; 67) | 54 (36; 59)* |
| E/A, % | 122 (90; 144) | 174 (119; 263)* | 110 (89; 138) | 165 (123; 181)* |
| VTI, cm | 30 (26; 40) | 22.3 (20; 31.3)* | 31 (27.5; 39) | 24 (20.2; 29.6)* |
| VTI A, cm | 10 (8.1; 13) | 10.5 (7.3; 13) | 12.1 (8.4; 13.1) | 11.9 (8.3; 14) |
| AFF, % | 29.6 (26.8; 44.9) | 37.5 (24.4; 48.1)* | 32.1 (27; 44.2) | 42.8 (29; 46.1)* |
| Peak S, cm/s | 50 (44; 56) | 45 (38; 47) | 47.1 (42.5; 54.4) | 46.4 (41.1; 53.5) |
| Peak D, cm/s | 48 (36; 64) | 55 (46; 59) | 46 (37.7; 62.9) | 52.5 (44; 60)* |
| Peak Ar, cm/s | 23 (14; 25) | 15 (0; 23) | 22.4 (14; 24.2) | 12.9 (0; 24)* |
| T Ar, ms | 167 (141; 175) | 198 (181; 204) | 154 (144; 169) | 189 (150; 202)* |
| VTI PV, cm | 24.5 (20.5; 26) | 24 (22.3; 31) | 26 (22; 26.5) | 25.8 (21.6; 29.4) |
| All the data are presented as median (lower quartile; upper quartile). *p < 0.05 in intragroup comparison | ||||