Table 3.
The comparison of left ventricular function between AAβ and no-AAβ group
| Characteristic | Before PS match | p value | After PS match | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAβ (n = 872) | NO-AAβ (n = 1833) | AAβ (n = 226) | NO-AAβ (n = 452) | |||
| LA | 3.9 (3.5–4.2) | 3.7 (3.4–4.1) | < 0.001 | 3.8 (3.5–4.1) | 3.7 (3.5–4.1) | 0.88 |
| LVEDD | 5.2 (4.9–5.6) | 5.2 (4.8–5.6) | 0.277 | 5.2 (4.8–5.5) | 5.2 (4.8–5.6) | 0.20 |
| EF | 0.61 (0.53–0.67) | 0.61 (0.52–0.66) | 0.029 | 0.63 (0.55–0.67) | 0.61 (0.53–0.66) | 0.009 |
| FS | 0.33 (0.27–0.37) | 0.33 (0.27–0.36) | 0.016 | 0.34 (0.29–0.38) | 0.33 (0.27–0.37) | 0.004 |
| E/A | 0.82 (0.69–1.17) | 0.87 (0.72–1.24) | < 0.001 | 0.88 (0.70–1.20) | 0.84 (0.70–1.19) | 0.37 |
AAβ ACEI/ARB/β-B, BMI body mass index, LA left atrium, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, EF left ventricular ejection fraction, FS fraction shortening, E/A ratio of early to late ventricular filling velocities
p values for comparisons between the two groups. Significance level was 0.05