Left ventricular geometric patterns and adaptations to hemodynamics are similar in elderly men and women

Table 2 Mean values ± SD for echocardiographic hemodaynamic variables evaluating differences between LV-geometrical groups.

Echo-variables	Normal	Eccentric LVH	Concentric remodeling	Concentric LVH	ANOVA P-Value	Interaction P-value
n	*416*	80	*260*	*162*
Manual SBP (mmhg)	142 ± 20	154.5 ± 22 ****	151 ± 22 ****	162 ± 24 ****	<0.0001	0.009
Manual DBP (mmhg)	77 ± 10	80 ± 10	79 ± 10	82 ± 11 ****	<0.0001	0.19
E/A-Ratio	0.99 ± 0.25	0.87 ± 0.27 ***	0.96 ± 0.25	0.88 ± 0.20 ****	<0.0001	0.40
ET (ms)	276 ± 21	269 ± 18 *	274 ± 19	275 ± 20	0.15	0.22
MPI	0.57 ± 0.16	0.69 ± 0.22 ****	0.60 ± 0.14	0.66 ± 0.16 ****	<0.0001	0.94
EF(%)	0.67 ± 0.07	0.61 ± 0.11 ****	0.67 ± 0.08	0.67 ± 0.08	<0.0001	0.39
E (cm/s)	64 ± 14.4	60 ± 13.5 *	64 ± 14.6	63 ± 15	0.17	0.75
A (cm/s)	67 ± 15	72.6 ± 17.5 **	69 ± 15	73.5 ± 15 ****	<0.0001	0.47
IVRT (ms)	114 ± 18.6	134 ± 22 ****	124 ± 19 ****	134 ± 21 ****	<0.0001	0.69
CI (l/min/m²)	2.7 ± 0.59	3.4 ± 0.63 ****	2.2 ± 0.53 ****	2.7 ± 0.69	<0.0001	0.59
TPRI (Doppler) dynes s cm^-5 m²	2947 ± 697	2519 ± 512 ***	3946 ± 1112 ****	3228 ± 939 **	<0.0001	0.80
HR	61. 6 62 ± 8.4	61 ± 8.0	62 ± 9.3	61 ± 9.4	0.60	0.61

At right a P-value for a gender-Lv group interaction is given. SBP = Systolic blood pressure, DBP = Diastolic blood pressure, A = Peak transmitral flow velocity during atrial contraction, IVRT = Isovolemic relaxation time, ET = Aortic ejection time, MPI = Myocardial performance index, EF = Ejection fraction, CI = Cardiac index, TPRI = Total peripheral resistance index.
* = P-value < 0.05, ** = P-value < 0.01, *** = P-value < 0.001, **** = P-value < 0.0001 vs normal geometry

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