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. 2021 Aug 27;42(37):3869–3878. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab493

Table 2.

Haemodynamic, rest, and stress echocardiographic findings

All patients (n = 3574) ABCDE score
P-value
0 (n = 1114) 1 (n = 1064) 2 (n = 610) 3 (n = 349) 4 (n = 265) 5 (n = 172)
Rest WMSI 1.10 ± 0.23 1.05 ± 0.17a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 1.07 ± 0.19a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 1.11 ± 0.24c  ,  d 1.15 ± 0.29d 1.18 ± 0.33 1.24 ± 0.36 <0.001
Stress WMSI 1.15 ± 0.31 1.04 ± 0.14a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 1.06 ± 0.18a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 1.12 ± 0.25b  ,  c  ,  d 1.22 ± 0.30c  ,  d 1.53 ± 0.37d 1.82 ± 0.47 <0.001
ΔWMSI (stress–rest) 0.06 ± 0.21 −0.01 ± 0.07a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d −0.01 ± 0.09b  ,  c  ,  d 0.01 ± 0.11b  ,  c  ,  d 0.06 ± 0.15c  ,  d 0.35 ± 0.36d 0.58 ± 0.31 <0.001
A positivity 570 (16) 0 16 (2) 59 (10) 116 (33) 207 (78) 172 (100) <0.001
B lines at rest 0.9 (0–35) 0.1 (0–1) 1.0 (0–32) 1.4 (0–30) 1.7 (0–34) 1.6 (0–20) 2.1 (0–35) <0.001
B lines at peak 1.7 (0–40) 0.1 (0–1)a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 1.4 (0–40)a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 2.3 (0–24)b  ,  c  ,  d 3.1 (0–33)c  ,  d 4.0 (0–40)d 6.3 (0–39) <0.001
B positivity 1072 (30) 0 299 (28) 264 (43) 185 (53) 152 (57) 172 (100) <0.001
DBP rest (mmHg) 78 ± 10 78 ± 10d 78 ± 10 79 ± 10 79 ± 9 79 ± 10 80 ± 11 0.011
DBP stress (mmHg) 78 ± 15 75 ± 14a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 78 ± 15c  ,  d 78 ± 15c  ,  d 79 ± 15d 81 ± 15 83 ± 15 <0.001
SBP rest (mmHg) 132 ± 17 130 ± 15a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 132 ± 17a  ,  b 134 ± 18 136 ± 18 134 ± 17 135 ± 20 <0.001
SBP stress (mmHg) 142 ± 34 134 ± 30a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 143 ± 35c  ,  d 145 ± 35c  ,  d 144 ± 34c  ,  d 153 ± 32 156 ± 28 <0.001
EF rest (%) 60 ± 10 61 ± 6a  ,  b 61 ± 8b 59 ± 16 58 ± 10 60 ± 11 61 ± 10 <0.001
EF stress (%) 69 ± 11 74 ± 8a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 71 ± 9a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 69 ± 11b  ,  c  ,  d 63 ± 12c  ,  d 59 ± 12d 56 ± 11 <0.001
EDV rest (mL) 84 ± 29 77 ± 20a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 83 ± 27c  ,  d 87 ± 29d 89 ± 22d 98 ± 39 104 ± 37 <0.001
EDV stress (mL) 80 ± 29 72 ± 21a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 78 ± 26c  ,  d 83 ± 29c  ,  d 84 ± 32c  ,  d 96 ± 37 104 ± 37 <0.001
ESV rest (mL) 34 ± 19 30 ± 10a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 35 ± 14c  ,  d 36 ± 19d 38 ± 22 41 ± 29 43 ± 25 <0.001
ESV stress (mL) 26 ± 18 19 ± 8a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 23 ± 13a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 28 ± 17b  ,  c  ,  d 33 ± 21c  ,  d 41 ± 28d 48 ± 27 <0.001
Force rest (mmHg/mL) 4.62 ± 1.96 4.86 ± 1.73c  ,  d 4.63 ± 1.90c  ,  d 4.60 ± 2.23d 4.51 ± 2.21 4.23 ± 1.87 4.04 ± 2.06 <0.001
Force peak (mmHg/mL) 7.39 ± 4.19 8.46 ± 3.93a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 8.00 ± 4.24a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 7.07 ± 4.56b  ,  c  ,  d 6.04 ± 3.86c  ,  d 4.93 ± 2.68 4.27 ± 2.32 <0.001
LVCR 1.61 ± 0.72 1.77 ± 0.72a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 1.76 ± 0.77a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 1.56 ± 0.75b  ,  c  ,  d 1.35 ± 0.53c  ,  d 1.17 ± 0.38 1.08 ± 0.29 <0.001
C positivity 1295 (26) 0 263 (25) 334 (55) 271 (78) 255 (96) 172 (100) <0.001
LAD rest (cm/s) 26.8 ± 12.4 25.6 ± 7.4c  ,  d 24.8 ± 11.0b  ,  c  ,  d 25.3 ± 13.3c  ,  d 27.2 ± 12.4c  ,  d 33.2 ± 17.6d 38.6 ± 21.2 <0.001
LAD stress (cm/s) 58.1 ± 24.0 65.5 ± 17.4a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 59.0 ± 25.1a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 53.8 ± 27.7 50.1 ± 23.3 49.7 ± 23.9 49.5 ± 25.5 <0.001
CFVR 2.25 ± 0.55 2.54 ± 0.36a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 2.42 ± 0.44a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d 2.16 ± 0.45b  ,  c  ,  d 1.89 ± 0.45c  ,  d 1.56 ± 0.42d 1.31 ± 0.28 <0.001
D positivity 994 (28) 0 111 (10) 221 (36) 245 (70) 245 (92) 172 (100) <0.001
Heart rate rest (b.p.m.) 68 ± 11 65 ± 10a  ,  b  ,  c  ,  d  ,  e 68 ± 11a  ,  d 70 ± 13d 69 ± 11d 70 ± 12d 73 ± 11 <0.001
Heart rate stress (b.p.m.) 103 ± 25 99 ± 21a  ,  e 106 ± 28 108 ± 28b 102 ± 26 103 ± 20 102 ± 18 <0.001
HRR 1.53 ± 0.37 1.52 ± 0.31d  ,  e 1.56 ± 0.43b  ,  c  ,  d 1.56 ± 0.42b  ,  c 1.48 ± 0.34 1.48 ± 0.28 1.40 ± 0.19 <0.001
E positivity 1320 (37) 0 375 (35) 342 (56) 230 (66) 201 (76) 172 (100) <0.001

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, or n (%), except B-lines, expressed as median (range).

CFVR, coronary flow velocity reserve; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EDV, end-diastolic volume; EF, ejection fraction; ESV, end-systolic volume; HRR, heart rate reserve; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LVCR, left ventricular contractile reserve; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WMSI, wall motion score index.

a

P < 0.05 vs. ABCDE score 2.

b

P < 0.05 vs. ABCDE score 3.

c

P < 0.05 vs. ABCDE score 4.

d

P < 0.05 vs. ABCDE score 5.

e

P < 0.05 vs. ABCDE score 1.