Table 1.
Echocardiographic indices in patients and controls.
| Patients (n = 77) | Controls (n = 80) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitral inflow Doppler indices | |||
| E (cm/s) | 97.6 ± 21.7 | 97.8 ± 22.5 | 0.94 |
| A (cm/s) | 44.7 ± 14.8 | 50.8 ± 14.3 | 0.01* |
| E/A ratio | 2.37 ± 0.85 | 2.02 ± 0.51 | 0.002* |
| E deceleration time (ms) | 155 ± 52 | 147 ± 34 | 0.28 |
| Mitral annular tissue Doppler | |||
| e (cm/s) | 15.0 ± 3.71 | 17.5 ± 2.5 | <0.001* |
| a (cm/s) | 6.0 ± 2.0 | 6.6 ± 1.5 | 0.02* |
| e/a ratio | 2.70 ± 1.03 | 2.75 ± 0.72 | 0.71 |
| E/e ratio | 6.95 ± 2.41 | 5.66 ± 1.30 | <0.001* |
| LV longitudinal diastolic deformation | |||
| SRe (/s) | 1.52 ± 0.45 | 2.05 ± 0.52 | <0.001* |
| SRa (/s) | 0.59 ± 0.19 | 0.72 ± 0.19 | <0.001* |
| 2D echocardiographic measurements | |||
| RV EDA (cm2/m2) | 17.6 ± 4.7 | 9.7 ± 2.1 | <0.001* |
| RV FAC (%) | 54.4 ± 9.1 | 56.4 ± 7.0 | 0.14 |
| LVEDd (mm) | 39.8 ± 7.8 | 43.2 ± 5.4 | 0.002* |
A, transmitral late diastolic inflow velocity; a, late diastolic annular myocardial velocity; E, transmitral early diastolic inflow velocity; e, early diastolic annular myocardial velocity; FAC, fractional area change; LV, left ventricular; LVEDd, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; RV, right ventricular; SRa, left ventricular late diastolic strain rate; RV EDA, RV end diastolic area; SRe, left ventricular early diastolic strain rate. *Statistically significant.