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Table 2 Conventional echocardiographic parameters

From: Determinants of left atrial reservoir strain and diagnostic potential for cardiac amyloidosis in pathological left ventricular hypertrophy

Variables

Overall

Non-CA group

CA group

p value *

(n = 341)

(n = 266)

(n = 75)

IVST, mm

13 [11–15]

12 [11–15]

14 [12–16]

0.25

PWT, mm

11 [10–13]

11 [10–12]

13 [11–15]

< 0.01

Mean LVWT, mm

12 [11–14]

12 [11–13]

14 [12–15]

< 0.01

LVEF, %

59 [48–67]

61 [49–67]

53 [44–61]

< 0.01

LVEDV, mL

73 [57–98]

74 [59–106]

69 [53–81]

< 0.01

LVESV, mL

29 [20–45]

29 [20–48]

323 [22–41]

0.07

LV mass index, g/m2

E velocity, cm/s

138 [116–171]

66 [54–83]

137 [115–167]

63 [52–82]

145 [123–203]

76 [66–90]

< 0.05

0.04

A velocity, cm/s

68 [50–88]

72 [54–91]

56 [36–71]

< 0.01

E/A

0.9 [0.7–1.4]

0.8 [0.7–1.2]

1.4 [0.8–2.1]

< 0.01

E-wave DcT, ms

208 [167–254]

213 [170–259]

180 [152–208]

< 0.01

Septal e’, cm/s

4 [3–6]

4 [4–6]

3 [3–4]

< 0.01

Septal E/e’

15 [12–22]

14 [11–19]

22 [16–28]

< 0.01

LAVi, mL/m2

43 [31–55]

41 [30–53]

50 [40–59]

< 0.01

TR velocity, m/s

2.4 [2.1–2.7]

2.3 [2.0-2.7]

2.5 [2.2–2.8]

0.02

MR grade, n (%) mild/moderate/severe

188/35/9

(55/10/3)

148/23/8

(56/9/3)

40/12/1

(53/16/1)

0.17

  1. Values are median [interquartile range] or number [percentage]. CA, cardiac amyloidosis; IVST, Interventricular septal wall thickness; PWT, LV posterior wall thickness; LV, left ventricular; WT, wall thickness; EF, ejection fraction; EDV, end-diastolic volume; ESV, end-systolic volume; DcT, deceleration time; LAVi, left atrial volume index; TR, tricuspid regurgitation; MR, mitral regurgitation. *Non-CA group versus CA group