Table 4. The most relevant correlations.

Correlated parameters	P	r
BH4 with mean longitudinal LV peak S	0.02	0.251
With mean longitudinal LV peak systolic SR	0.002	0.329
With mean longitudinal LV peak early diastolic wave SR	0.008	−0.285
PAI-I with mean longitudinal LV peak S	0.014	0.232
With mean longitudinal LV peak early diastolic wave SR	0.009	−0.246
IL-6 with mean longitudinal LV peak S	0.008	0.249
With mean longitudinal LV peak early diastolic wave SR	0.009	−0.285
TNF-α with mean longitudinal LV peak S	0.025	0.213
cGA with (P wave-LAcontr int.) − (P wave-RAcontr int.)	0.026	0.22
With carotid score	0.018	0.254
BNP with mean atrial contraction period peak SR	0.004	0.274
With mean LA reservoir period peak S	0.016	−0.23
With mean LA reservoir period peak SR	0.004	−0.272
With mean mitral annulus M-mode peak excursion	0.036	−0.21
With mean mitral annulus peak systolic velocity	< 0.001	−0.352
With mean E'	0.001	−0.301
With mean E/E'	0.022	0.218
With LVM/BSA	0.028	0.257
With EF Simpson/LVM	0.03	−0.207
With EF Simpson/LVM/BSA	0.013	−0.243
With LAV	0.001	0.309
With LAV/BSA	< 0.001	0.35
PWV with BNP	0.035	0.239
With LVM	0.041	0.23
With EF Simpson	0.009	−0.294
With ESV	0.01	0.293
With mean longitudinal LV peak S	< 0.001	0.535
With mean longitudinal LV peak systolic SR	< 0.001	0.51
With mean longitudinal LV peak early diastolic wave SR	< 0.001	−0.496
With mean atrial reservoir period peak S	0.012	−0.282
With mean atrial reservoir period peak SR	< 0.001	−0.389

BH4: tetrahydrobiopterin; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; BSA: body surface area; cGA: chromogranin A; contr: contraction; E: transmitral flow peak early diastolic filling velocity; E': mitral annular peak early diastolic filling velocity; EF: ejection fraction; ESV: left ventricular end-systolic volume; IL-6: interleukin-6; Int.: interval; LA: left atrium; LAV: left atrial volume; LV: left ventricle; LVM: left ventricular mass; PAI-I: plasminogen activator inhibitor type I; S: strain; SR: strain rate; RA: right atrium; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α.