Table 3.
Pulse-wave Doppler measurements of the study groups.
| SH group (n = 35) [mean (± SD)] |
Control group (n = 38) [mean (± SD)] |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left ventricle | |||
| Mitral E velocity (m/s) | 0.88 ± 0.14 | 0.81 ± 0.11 | 0.020 |
| Mitral A velocity (m/s) | 0.54 ± 0.11 | 0.52 ± 0.10 | 0.405 |
| Mitral E/A | 1.63 ± 0.25 | 1.55 ± 0.25 | 0.171 |
| AT (ms) | 77.83 ± 14.95 | 84.58 ± 13.21 | 0.044 |
| DT (ms) | 94.29 ± 25.17 | 103.24 ± 16.64 | 0.075 |
| ET (ms) | 285.14 ± 46.26 | 286.89 ± 41.13 | 0.865 |
| Right ventricle | |||
| Tricuspid E velocity (m/s) | 0.72 ± 0.11 | 0.69 ± 0.12 | 0.312 |
| Tricuspid A velocity (m/s) | 0.52 ± 0.11 | 0.49 ± 0.11 | 0.360 |
| Tricuspid E/A | 1.42 ± 0.23 | 1.39 ± 0.19 | 0.579 |
| AT (ms) | 92.83 ± 23.24 | 91.79 ± 19.46 | 0.836 |
| DT (ms) | 108.43 ± 26.85 | 119.76 ± 28.76 | 0.087 |
| ET (ms) | 278.00 ± 53.52 | 278.24 ± 45.54 | 0.984 |
Data are given as mean ± SD.
AT acceleration time, DT deceleration time, ET ejection time, mitral A late transmitral flow velocity, mitral E early transmitral flow velocity, tricuspid A late transtricuspid flow velocity, tricuspid E early transtricuspid flow velocity, SH subclinical hypothyroidism.