Table 7. Correlation coefficients between interleukin-6 levels and right-sided echocardiographic parameters.
Parameters | Whole study group | Controls | GH | PE | GH + PE |
Ind RA volume | 0.133 | 0.024 | 0.253 | 0.178 | 0.199 |
EDA | 0.071 | 0.097 | -0.121 | 0.110 | -0.001 |
ESA | 0.120 | 0.286* | -0.058 | -0.046 | -0.066 |
Ind EDA | -0.058 | -0.249 | -0.106 | 0.203 | 0.067 |
Ind ESA | -0.004 | 0.022 | -0.010 | -0.036 | -0.029 |
FAC | -0.139 | -0.389* | -0.146 | 0.325* | 0.072 |
TAPSE | 0.021 | -0.046 | 0.008 | 0.255 | 0.114 |
TV E | -0.020 | 0.010 | 0.136 | -0.248 | -0.050 |
TV E-DT | -0.046 | 0.031 | -0.313 | 0.002 | -0.152 |
TV E/A | -0.034 | 0.001 | 0.134 | -0.159 | 0.007 |
TV e' | -0.033 | -0.052 | 0.157 | 0.125 | 0.112 |
TV E/e' | -0.021 | -0.010 | -0.007 | -0.367* | -0.168 |
TV e'la' | -0.018 | 0.049 | 0.023 | -0.020 | -0.024 |
TV S wave | -0.052 | 0.057 | 0.049 | -0.122 | -0.026 |
RV GLS | 0.147 | 0.139 | 0.078 | -0.094 | -0.019 |
AT of PV | -0.016 | -0.074 | 0.106 | -0.052 | 0.040 |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001,
GH: gestational hypertension; PE: pre-eclampsia; Ind: indexed to BSA; RA: right atrial; EDA: end-diastolic area of the right ventricle; ESA: end-systolic area of the right ventricle; FAC: fractional area change of the right ventricle; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TV E: peak velocity of early tricuspid inflow wave; TV E.DT: deceleration time of the E wave; TV E/A: the ratio between the peak velocities of the early and late tricuspid inflow waves; TV E–DT: peak early diastolic velocity of the tricuspid annulus; TV E/A: the ratio of the E wave of the tricuspid flow and the e′of the tricuspid annulus; TV e′/a′: the ratio between the peak velocities of the early and late velocities of the tricuspid annulus; TV S wave: peak systolic velocity of the tricuspid annulus; RV GLS: global longitudinal strain of the right ventricle (free wall); AT of PV: acceleration time of the pulmonary valve.