Table 2

Left ventricular minor axis and mitral Doppler

Normal
(n = 21)
Thallium perfusion defect
Reversible
(n = 24)
Fixed
(n = 8)
Mixed (n = 18)
Minor axis
 End diastolic dimension (cm)4.8 (0.5)5.4 (0.6)*** 6.2 (0.8)***/** 5.7 (0.8)***
 End systolic dimension (cm)3.3 (0.5)3.8 (0.7)** 4.7 (1.2)***/2-150 4.2 (1.0)***
Transmitral Doppler
 Early diastolic velocity (m/s)0.7 (0.1)0.6 (0.2)0.5 (0.3)0.6 (0.2)
 Late diastolic velocity (m/s)0.5 (0.1)0.7 (0.2)0.6 (0.3)0.8 (0.2)
  • 2-150 p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 first: vnormals; second: v reversible.