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Table 2 Conventional echocardiographic data

From: Echocardiographic follow-up of patients with systemic sclerosis by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography of the left ventricle

 

Baseline (n = 19)

Follow-up (n = 19)

p- value

Heart rate, (bmp)

71.2 ± 11.5

69.7 ± 8.8

ns

LVEDV, (ml)

62.9 ± 21.4

71.8 ± 28.5

ns

LVESV, (ml)

23.5 ± 9.3

27.0 ± 13.7

ns

LV mass index, (g/m2)

89.2 ± 14.3

93.8 ± 19.5

ns

Aortic valve peak instantaneous velocity, (m/s)

1.3 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.3

ns

LV diastolic function

E, (m/s)

0.70 ± 0.16

0.70 ± 0.15

ns

A, (m/s)

0.69 ± 0.14

0.74 ± 0.14

ns

E/A

1.0 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.2

ns

E’, (cm/s)

8.5 ± 2.1

8.4 ± 2.3

ns

A’, (cm/s)

9.3 ± 1.9

9.4 ± 2.1

ns

E/E’

8.4 ± 2.0

8.8 ± 2.8

ns

DT, (ms)

183.1 ± 50.8

176.9 ± 37.6

ns

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. LVEDV, left ventricular enddiastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricular endsystolic volume; LV left ventricular; DT, deceleration time.