Table 2.
Spearman Rank order correlations of diastolic dysfunction grade and echocardiographic parameters
| DD | Conduit (%) | Conduit flow rate (ml/s/m2) | LA volume max (ml/m2) | LA volume min (ml/m2) | EF (%) | LA longitudinal strain | LA circumferential strain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 42 | 42 |
| Correlation coefficient, ρ | 0.424 | 0.278 | 0.340 | 0.416 | −0.317 | −0.372 | −0.295 |
| p | 0.0007 | 0.03 | 0.006 | 0.0007 | 0.012 | 0.016 | 0.058 |
DD diastolic dysfunction grade, EF ejection fraction, LA left atrial, max maximum, min minimum