TABLE 2: Transmitral and transtricuspid Doppler flow parameters.

Variable	Control group	Chagas group	p value
	(n=72)	(n=194)
Mitral E wave (cm/sec)	68 (61- 83)	69 (58-81)	0.49
Mitral A wave (cm/sec)	48 (42-58)	54.5 (47-64)	0.002
Mitral E/A ratio	1.44 (1.18-1.68)	1.22 (1.00-1.53)	0.001
Mitral DT (msec)	163.0 ± 52.3	173.4 ± 44.1	0.11
Tricuspid E wave (cm/sec)	50 ± 11	45 ± 13	0.09
Tricuspid A wave (cm/sec)	38 ± 8	34 ± 11	0.15
Tricuspid E/A ratio	1.36 ± 0.25	1.39 ± 0.41	0.70
Tricuspid DT (msec)	215.8 ± 59.5	185.7 ± 63.1	0.06

E: peak early diastolic velocity, A: peak late diastolic velocity, DT: early filling deceleration time.