Table 2.
Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Data of the Study Patients Stratified by HF Status
| Variable | AS HF (−) (n = 206) |
AS HF (+) (n = 69) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LV diastolic dimension, mm | 42.4 ± 6.2 | 43.7 ± 6.4 | .121 |
| LV systolic dimension, mm | 25.9 ± 5.1 | 27.7 ± 5.2 | .010 |
| Stroke volume, mL | 76.8 ± 23.5 | 78.4 ± 24.7 | .623 |
| Stroke volume index, mL/m2 | 39.5 ± 11.5 | 40.5 ± 12.6 | .547 |
| LVEF, % | 63.6 ± 8.2 | 60.7 ± 7.3 | .008 |
| MCF, % | 38.7 ± 10.9 | 33.6 ± 8.6 | <.001 |
| LVMI, g/m2 | 112 ± 32 | 131 ± 41 | <.001 |
| Relative wall thickness | 0.65 ± 0.16 | 0.68 ± 0.18 | .249 |
| E-wave velocity, cm/s | 97 ± 26 | 117 ± 28 | <.001 |
| A-wave velocity, cm/s | 103 ± 28 | 105 ± 34 | .761 |
| E/A | 1.00 ± 0.43 | 1.24 ± 0.56 | .001 |
| Deceleration time, ms | 240 ± 69 | 223 ± 76 | .099 |
| e′, cm/s | 5.92 ± 1.82 | 5.97 ± 2.49 | .877 |
| E/e′ | 17.4 ± 6.9 | 22.8 ± 10.3 | <.001 |
| DWS | 0.25 ± 0.06 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | <.001 |
| KLV | 0.13 ± 0.08 | 0.17 ± 0.11 | .004 |
| LA volume index, mL/m2 | 31.0 ± 14.2 | 37.3 ± 13.8 | .002 |
| Estimated RVSP, mm Hg | 38.5 ± 12.1 | 46.2 ± 12.4 | <.001 |
| Peak PG, mm Hg | 46.2 ± 26.8 | 48.6 ± 33.0 | .543 |
| Mean PG, mm Hg | 25.6 ± 15.7 | 27.7 ± 20.1 | .382 |
| AVA, cm2 | 1.05 ± 0.29 | 0.99 ± 0.33 | .164 |
| AVAI, cm2/m2 | 0.55 ± 0.17 | 0.51 ± 0.17 | .129 |
| Dimensionless index | 0.35 ± 0.11 | 0.32 ± 0.12 | .122 |
| SAC, mL mm Hg−1 m−2 | 0.59 ± 0.22 | 0.51 ± 0.22 | .012 |
| Zva, mm Hg mL−1 m−2 | 4.82 ± 1.52 | 5.14 ± 1.29 | .134 |
| Energy loss index, cm2 m−2 | 1.05 ± 0.29 | 1.01 ± 0.31 | .367 |
AVA, aortic valve area; AVAI, aortic valve area index; DWS, diastolic wall strain; e′, peak early diastolic mitral annulus movement; LA, left atrial; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; MCF, myocardial contraction fraction; PG, pressure gradient; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; SAC, systemic arterial compliance; Zva, valvulo-arterial impedance; other abbreviations as in Table 1.