Table 2.
Echocardiographic parameters of the patients according to the incidence of primary outcome events.
| Variables | Event |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 52) | No (n = 65) | ||
| Left atrial diameter (mm) | 48 ± 7 | 43.4 ± 3.9 | 0.0001 |
| LV parameters | |||
| LV end-diastolic dimension index (mm/m2) | 36.7 ± 5 | 35.8 ± 5 | NS |
| LV end-systolic dimension index (mm/m2) | 32 ± 5 | 30.2 ± 5 | NS |
| LV ejection fraction (%) | 24.5 ± 5.4 | 31.4 ± 4.9 | 0.0001 |
| Mitral early/late flow velocity | 3.5 ± 1.4 | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 0.001 |
| Mitral deceleration time (ms) | 130 ± 27 | 143.5 ± 39 | 0.04 |
| Mitral TD systolic velocity (cm/s) | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 0.007 |
| Mitral TD early diastolic velocity (cm/s) | 7.1 ± 2.5 | 7.6 ± 3.3 | NS |
| Mitral TD late diastolic velocity (cm/s) | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | 0.001 |
| Right atrial volume index (ml/ m2) | 45.5 ± 15.7 | 25.2 ± 11.6 | 0.0001 |
| RV parameters | |||
| RV end-diastolic area (cm2) | 20.3 ± 6 | 15.9 ± 5 | 0.001 |
| RV end-systolic area (cm2) | 14.5 ± 5 | 9.9 ± 4 | 0.001 |
| RV fractional area change (%) | 30.1 ± 11 | 43.7 ± 6 | 0.025 |
| Tricuspid early/late flow velocity | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.90 ± 0.4 | 0.03 |
| Tricuspid TD systolic velocity (cm/s) | 10.3 ± 1.7 | 12.9 ± 1.7 | <0.001 |
| Tricuspid TD early diastolic velocity (cm/s) | 10.5 ± 5 | 10.7 ± 3 | NS |
| Tricuspid TD late diastolic velocity (cm/s) | 9.9 ± 4 | 12.6 ± 5 | <0.05 |
| Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (mmHg) | 51 ± 13 | 39 ± 10.5 | 0.001 |
| Hepatic vein systolic/diastolic ratio | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 0.086 |
NS = non-significant, LV = left ventricle. TD = tissue Doppler. Data are expressed as a mean ± standard deviation or a number (percent).