Table 2.
Echocardiographic measurements
| Variables | A) Female controls | B) Second trimester | C) Third trimester | p value |
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| Dimensions | ||||
| Interventricular septum (cm) | 0.77±0.12c | 0.81±0.10 | 0.84±0.11a | 0.045 |
| Posterior wall thickness (cm) | 0.75±0.14c | 0.82±0.10 | 0.86±0.10a | 0.002 |
| LV Dimension, diastole (cm) | 4.5±0.3 | 4.8±0.4 | 4.7±0.4 | 0.05 |
| LV Dimension, systole (cm) | 2.8±0.3bbb,c | 3.2±0.3aaa | 3.0±0.4a | <0.001 |
| DT (sec) | 0.20±0.03 | 0.20±0.04 | 0.21±0.04 | 0.706 |
| LV Mass index (g/m2) | 63±12b,c | 71±9a | 72±14a | 0.018 |
| Relative wall thickness | 0.34±0.07 | 0.35±0.07 | 0.37±0.05 | 0.145 |
| LVEF (%) | 62±3 | 62±4 | 63±4 | 0.302 |
| Volumes | ||||
| LA Volume (ml) | 36±7bb,c | 44±14aa | 44±13a | 0.006 |
| LAVI (LAV/BSA, ml/m2) | 20±4bb,c | 25±6aa | 24±7a | 0.010 |
| Doppler | ||||
| RSVP (mmHg) | 28±5 | 30±5 | 30±5 | 0.573 |
| E/A | 1.7±0.5 | 1.7±0.5 | 1.5±0.4 | 0.706 |
| E/e’ | 5.4±1.4 | 5.6±1.4 | 6.1±2.3 | 0.323 |
| Arterial impedance | ||||
| SVR (dynes·sec·cm-5) | 1690±520bbb,ccc | 1294±303aaa | 1152±351aaa | P<0.001 |
| AI (%) | 54±24 | 55±15 | 47±19 | 0.176 |
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| LV: Left ventricular, DT: deceleration time, LVEF: Left ventricle ejection fraction, LA: Left atrium, RVSP: Right ventricular systolic pressure, LAVI: Left atrium volume index, SVR: Systemic vascular resistence, AI: Augmentation index. | ||||
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| Key | p<0.05 | p≤0.01 | p≤0.001 | |
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| a- vs Controls | a | aa | aaa | |
| b- vs 2nd Trimester | b | bb | bbb | |
| c- vs 3rd Trimester | c | cc | ccc | |