Table 1 General and echocardiographic parameters of BAV, normals and TAV athletes

From: 3D Strain helps relating LV function to LV and structure in athletes

		Controls	TAV-Athletes	BAV-Athletes
Age	[years]	19.1 ± 3.6	20.1 ± 3.5	21.4 ± 7.2
HR	[bpm]	70 ± 6.3	70.2 ± 11	66.1 ± 7.9
BMI	[Kg/m² ]	21.7 ± 2.4	22.7 ± 2.5	22.6 ± 3.4
SBP	[mmHg]	114 ± 5.1	116.2 ± 6.5	115.8 ± 7.5
DBP	[mmHg]	74.7 ± 5.2^*x	70 ± 4.1	69 ± 8
CMI	[g/m²]	103.3 ± 9.1	108.3 ± 17.1	113.7 ± 21.6
Ao Root	[mm]	29.6 ± 2.3^♣	30.3 ± 2.2	32.9 ± 5.8
LA	[mm]	33.4 ± 2.4	33.1 ± 2.1	32.9 ± 3.1
IVS	[mm]	9.1 ± 0.6	9.3 ± 1	9.7 ± 1.3
PW	[mm]	9.1 ± 0.6	9.2 ± 0.9	9.4 ± 1.3
LVEDd	[mm]	50.3 ± 2.1	50.9 ± 3.7	51.2 ± 4.7
LVESd	[mm]	32 ± 2.6	32.1 ± 3.1	33 ± 3.6
EF	[%]	66.3 ± 4^+§	66.3 ± 4	63.7 ± 2.6
E peak	[cm/s]	87 ± 16.5^‡#	90.1 ± 18.3	75.9 ± 14.3
A peak	[cm/s]	53.5 ± 17.2	47.7 ± 11.9	46.1 ± 13.5
DT	[ms]	169.9 ± 19.9^†	178.1 ± 28.3	201.2 ± 13.5
IVRT	[ms]	73.1 ± 8.1	76.6 ± 10.2	74 ± 13.5

Legend: HR: heart rate; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Ao Root: aorta; LA: left atrium; PW: Posterior wall; LVESd: left ventricle end systolic diameter; LVEDd; left ventricle end diastolic diameter; EF: ejection fraction; DT: deceleration time; IVRT: isovolumetric relaxation time; Controls vs. TAV: *p = .014. Controls vs. BAV: ^xp = .023, ^♣p = .044, ⁺p = .026, ^‡p = .040,^†p = .006. TAV vs. BAV: ^§p = .028, ^#p = .018.

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