Table 2 Differences in echocardiographic parameters according to the presence of carotid atherosclerosis
Clinical characteristics | Total (n = 182) | Carotid atherosclerosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
+ (n = 99, 54.4%) | - (n = 83, 45.6%) | p | ||
LV end-diastolic diameter (mm) | 47.3 ± 5.7 | 46.9 ± 6.7 | 47.7 ± 4.2 | 0.392 |
LV end-systolic diameter (mm) | 31.7 ± 5.6 | 31.5 ± 6.1 | 32.1 ± 5.2 | 0.555 |
LV end-diastolic volume index (mL/m2) | 52.1 ± 9.1 | 48.9 ± 12.8 | 55.6 ± 13.3 | 0.109 |
LV end- systolic volume index (mL/m2) | 21.3 ± 9.2 | 20.6 ± 9.2 | 22.2 ± 9.1 | 0.373 |
LVMI (g/m2) | 99.3 ± 29.5 | 94.3 ± 27.3 | 101.0 ± 31.2 | 0.170 |
LVEF (%) | 59.1 ± 9.7 | 58. 0 ± 11.0 | 60.4 ± 7.7 | 0.161 |
LAVI (mL/m2) | 42.2 ± 17.3 | 42.9 ± 17.7 | 39.5 ± 16.9 | 0.191 |
LVH, n (%) | 69 (37.9) | 43 (43.4) | 26 (31.3) | 0.043 |
Mitral inflow velocities (mean ± SD) | ||||
E (cm/s) | 64.7 ± 19.0 | 64.1 ± 19.2 | 70.3 ± 18.9 | 0.101 |
A (cm/s) | 84.3 ± 20.4 | 85.5 ± 18.6 | 82.9 ± 22.2 | 0.439 |
E/A ratio | 0.77 ± 0.28 | 0.72 ± 0.22 | 0.83 ± 0.32 | 0.032 |
DT (ms) | 231.0 ± 48.0 | 239.2 ± 46.4 | 219.3 ± 46.4 | 0.019 |
Tissue Doppler parameters | ||||
E’ (cm/s) | 6.1 ± 2.1 | 5.6 ± 2.2 | 6.6 ± 1.9 | 0.003 |
A’ (cm/s) | 8.9 ± 1.9 | 8.7 ± 2.2 | 9.2 ± 1.6 | 0.090 |
E/E’ ratio | 11.5 ± 4.1 | 12.5 ± 4.4 | 10.2 ± 3.1 | <0.001 |