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. 2021 Sep 20;33(2):65–73. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2021-040

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.