Table 2.

Results of echocardiography in 30 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.

	ALS patients
LA (norm <40), mean ± SD (mm)	37.7 ± 6.4
LVEDD (norm <56 mm), mean ± SD (mm)	46.2 ± 4.6
LVESD (norm <42 mm), mean ± SD (mm)	26.2 ± 4.0
FS fractional shortening (LVEDD–LVESD) (norm > 25%), mean ± SD (%)	40.4 ± 6.6
IVSDD (norm 5–11 mm), mean ± SD (mm)	9.6 ± 2.0
AI (slight), n	7/30
MI (slight), n	13/30
TI (slight), n	15/30

LA, left atrium; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end systolic diameter; FS, fractional shortening; IVSDD, intraventricular septum end-diastolic diameter; AI, aortic insufficiency; MI, mitral insufficiency; TI, tricuspidal insufficiency.