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Table 3 Echocardiographic parameters of the subjects

From: Characterisation of heart failure with normal ejection fraction in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Variables

HFNEF(A)

n = 70

HFLEF(B)

n = 107

Controls(C)

n = 90

ANOVA P-value

P value A vs B

P value

A vs C

P value

B vs C

LA(cm)

4.2(1.03)

4.8(1.0.99)

3.1(0.43)

<0.0001

0.540

<0.0001

<0.0001

AORTA(cm)

2.8(0.82)

2.8(0.604)

2.8(0.38)

0.403

0.858

0.966

0.936

IVSTd(cm)

1.09(0.277)

1.04(0.301)

0.88(0.14)

<0.0001

0.486

<0.0001

<0.0001

PWTd(cm)

0.95(0.21)

0.91(0.27)

0.87(0.13)

0.0413

0.531

0.025

0.578

LVIDd(cm)

5.2(1.22)

6.2(1.39)

4.5(0.54)

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

LVIDs(cm)

3.6(1.24)

5.4(1.35)

2.9(0.48)

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

RWT

0.4(0.12)

0.3(0.14)

0.4(0.07)

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.777

<0.0001

LVM/HT2.7(g/m2.7)

50.8(20.93)

55.6(21.6)

29.6(10.08)

<0.0001

0.063

<0.0001

<0.0001

FS (%)

31.6(10.35)

12.5(4.74)

35.9(7.29)

<0001

<0.0001

0.012

<0.0001

EF (%)

65.5(11.22)

32.0(11.03)

72.7(8.57)

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

E(m/s)

0.7(0.39)

1.1(0.72)

0.6(0.16)

<0.0001

0.964

0.028

0.006

A(m/s)

0.5(0.25)

0.4(0.24)

0.5(0.14)

0.021

0.081

0.985

0.002

E/A

1.7(1.01)

2.1(0.91)

1.3(0.39)

<0.0001

0.117

0.003

<0.0001

DT(ms)

149.6(72.35)

110.9(63.40)

178.6(41.13)

<0.0001

0.001

0.011

<0.0001

  1. HFNEF = Heart failure with normal ejection fraction, HFLEF = Heart failure with low ejection, LA = Left atrium, IVSd = Interventricular septal wall thickness in diastole, PWTd = Posterior wall thickness in diastole, LVIDd = Left ventricular internal diameter in diastole, RWT = Relative wall thickness, LVM = Left ventricular mass, HT = Height, FS = Fractional shortening, EF = Ejection fraction, E = Early filling velocity, A = Late filling velocity, DT = Deceleration time