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Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters

From: Usefulness of ECG criteria to rule out left ventricular hypertrophy in older individuals with true left bundle branch block: an observational study

Echocardiographic parameters

LVH patients

(n = 46)

Non-LVH patients

(n = 22)

P value

Ejection fraction (%)

46.5 (30.0–60.8)

59.5 (40.3–65.8)

0.027

Left ventricular mass index (g/m2)

141.0 (117.8–173.5)

97.5 (86.5–108.5)

< 0.001

Relative wall thickness (no unit)

0.37 (0.30–0.44)

0.41 (0.33–0.45)

< 0.306

Left Atrium diameter (mm)

46.0 (42.0–49.0)

38.0 (36.0–43.0)

< 0.001

Interventricular septal diameter (mm)

10.5 (9.3–10.7)

10.0 (9.0–11.0)

0.085

Posterior wall diameter (mm)

10.0 (9.0–11.0)

10.0 (9.0–10.0)

0.088

Left ventricular end- diastolic diameter (mm)

57.5 (50.0–65.8)

48.0 (47.0–55.8)

0.001

Left ventricular end-systolic diameter (mm)

43.5 (33.8–55.5)

34.0 (31.3–37.8)

0.004

Moderate or severe aortic stenosis

9 (19.6%)

2 (9.1%)

0.482

Moderate or severe mitral regurgitation

11 (23.9%)

1 (4.5%)

0.086

Moderate or severe aortic regurgitation

4 (8.7%)

1 (4.5%)

1.000

  1. Echocardiographic parameters of cohort, according to the left ventricular hypertrophy status evaluated by echocardiography. Values are median and interquartile range or n (%)