All groups (n = 39) | HCM (n = 17) | HT (n = 12) | N (n = 10) | |
Regional wall thickness | ||||
rIVRT | r= 0.55, p < 0.0001 | r = 0.47, p < 0.0001 | r = 0.21, p < 0.05 | NS |
rE/A | r = −0.44, p < 0.0001 | r = −0.20, p < 0.05 | r = −0.30, p = 0.003 | NS |
Left ventricular asymmetry index | ||||
Coeff var rE/A | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Asynchrony index | r = 0.49, p = 0.002 | NS | NS | NS |
Left ventricular wall thickness index | ||||
E/A | r = −0.33, p < 0.05 | NS | NS | NS |
IVRT | r = 0.39, p = 0.01 | NS | NS | NS |
E-DT | r = 0.42, p = 0.007 | NS | r = 0.67, p = 0.02 | NS |
Left ventricular asymmetry index | ||||
E/A | NS | NS | NS | NS |
IVRT | NS | NS | NS | NS |
E-DT | r = 0.50, p = 0.001 | NS | NS | NS |
Coeff var, coefficient of variation; E/A, early to late diastolic transmitral flow velocity ratio; E-DT, deceleration time of early transmitral filling; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; HT, hypertensive heart disease; IVRT, isovolumetric relaxation time; N, normal controls; rE/A, regional early to late peak diastolic myocardial velocity ratio; rIVRT, regional isovolumetric relaxation time.