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Table 2 Echocardiographic Parameters

From: Mitral annular disjunction in myxomatous mitral valve disease: a relevant abnormality recognizable by transthoracic echocardiography

Variables

Total

n = 38

With Disjunction

N = 21

Without Disjunction

n = 17

P

EDD, mm

57 ± 9

56 ± 10

58 ± 8

ns

EDV, mL

155 ± 41

141 ± 72

169 ± 48

ns

EF, %

66 ± 7

66 ± 7

67 ± 7

ns

FS, %

40 ± 6

40 ± 5

38 ± 6

ns

LA, mm

47 ± 11

45 ± 10

49 ± 12

ns

PASP, mmHg

34 ± 12

38 ± 7

30 ± 14

ns

MR, I, II, III, n (%)

5 (13)/8(21)/25(66)

2(9)/6(29)/13(62)

3(18)/2(12)/12(70)

ns

EROA, mm2

38 ± 20

33 ± 21

42 ± 19

ns

Mitral Annular diameter (diastolic-systolic), mm

-1.1 ± 5.4

-4.6 ± 4.7

3.4 ± 1.1

< 0.001

  1. EDD: Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; EDV: Left ventricular end-diastolic volume; FS: fractional shortening; EF: ejection fraction; LA: left atrial diameter; PASP: Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; MR: mitral regurgitation; I: mild; II: moderate; III: severe; EROA: effective regurgitant orifice area