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Table 2 Conventional echocardiography parameters

From: Segmental and global myocardial work in hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometry

 

NC(n = 42)

NG(n = 36)

CR(n = 20)

CH(n = 24)

EH(n = 45)

P

LVIDd (cm)

4.72 ± 0.37

4.92 ± 0.38

4.47 ± 0.37b

5.00 ± 0.48ac

5.63 ± 0.67abcd

 < 0.001

IVST (cm)

0.87 ± 0.13

0.95 ± 0.10a

1.07 ± 0.12ab

1.35 ± 0.28abc

1.12 ± 0.21abd

 < 0.001

LVPWT (cm)

0.78 ± 0.09

0.86 ± 0.09a

1.01 ± 0.09ab

1.24 ± 0.18abc

0.94 ± 0.12abd

 < 0.001

RWT

0.33 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.03ab

0.50 ± 0.07abc

0.34 ± 0.06 cd

 < 0.001

LVMI (g/m2)

78.86 ± 18.14

91.09 ± 13.18a

93.76 ± 14.16a

159.15 ± 44.23abc

138.15 ± 33.89abc

 < 0.001

LVEDVI (ml/m2)

42.73 ± 8.11

46.72 ± 14.18

40.57 ± 11.18

58.85 ± 17.19abc

61.23 ± 17.68abc

 < 0.001

LAVI (ml/m2)

22.86 ± 8.22

27.94 ± 6.28

27.56 ± 6.21

35.76 ± 8.77abc

35.10 ± 11.17abc

 < 0.001

e’ (m/s)

0.10 ± 0.02

0.08 ± 0.02a

0.07 ± 0.01a

0.06 ± 0.02ac

0.06 ± 0.02abc

 < 0.001

E/e’

7.66 ± 2.77

9.63 ± 3.24

10.54 ± 2.92

12.72 ± 4.93a

13.57 ± 8.14ab

 < 0.001

LVEF (%)

66.11 ± 3.81

63.24 ± 6.61

63.78 ± 4.42

58.01 ± 8.72a

55.41 ± 13.81abc

 < 0.001

  1. NC Normal controls, NG Normal geometry, CR Concentric remodeling, CH Concentric hypertrophy, EH Eccentric hypertrophy, LVIDd Left ventricular internal dimension in diastole, IVST Interventricular septal thickness, LVPWT Left ventricular posterior wall thickness, RWT Relative wall thickness, LVMI Left ventricular mass index, LVEDVI Left ventricular end diastole volume index, LAVI Left atrial volume index, E Peak mitral orifice flow velocity at early diastole, e’ Average velocities of mitral annulus at early diastole, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
  2. aP < 0.05 versus control group
  3. bP < 0.05 versus NG group
  4. cP < 0.05 versus CR group
  5. dP < 0.05 versus CH group