Echocardiographic data for left and right ventricles
| Variable | Patients (n = 153) | Controls (n = 87) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are means (SD). | |||
| A, peak velocity of atrial filling; Am, atrial diastolic TDi wave; DT, deceleration time; E wave, peak velocity of early ventricular filling; Em, early diastolic TDi wave; Sm, late systolic myocardial motion; S2, late systolic wave; TDi, tissue Doppler imaging. | |||
| E wave (cm/s) | 82.8 (30.6) | 72.6 (15.4) | <0.0005 |
| A wave (cm/s) | 71.2 (30.7) | 70.6 (18.2) | 0.50 |
| E/A ratio | 1.49 (1.19) | 1.10 (0.40) | <0.002 |
| DT (ms) | 178 (67) | 227 (51) | <0.0001 |
| Left ventricle | |||
| Sm (cm/s) | 2.9 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.3) | <0.0001 |
| Em (cm/s) | 3.3 (1.6) | 5.4 (2.4) | <0.0001 |
| Am (cm/s) | 4.2 (2.0) | 6.8 (2.4) | <0.0001 |
| Em/Am | 1.0 (1.1) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.30 |
| E/Em | 30.6 (18.2) | 15.0 (6.3) | <0.0001 |
| A/Am | 21.4 (17.6) | 11.7 (3.5) | <0.0001 |
| Right ventricle | |||
| S2 (cm/s) | 6.5 (2.5) | 9.1 (2.4) | <0.0001 |
| Em (cm/s) | 5.2 (3.0) | 6.8 (3.1) | <0.0001 |
| Am (cm/s) | 8.0 (3.5) | 9.0 (3.1) | <0.02 |
| Em/Am | 0.9 (0.8) | 0.7 (0.8) | <0.05 |
| E/Em | 13.6 (11.6) | 10.3 (8.1) | <0.02 |
| A/Am | 7.6 (7.8) | 5.2 (2.7) | <0.005 |