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Table 2 Association of HF severity with ventricular stiffness and ventriculoarterial interaction index by univariate linear regression

From: Echo-Doppler–derived indexes of ventricular stiffness and ventriculo-arterial interaction as predictors of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure

Ejection fraction

BNP(Log-transformed)

 

ß

p-value

ß

p-value

Ed (1/ml)

−0.496

* < 0.001

0.609

* <0.001

Ees (m/s)

0.001

0.991

0.218

* 0.020

Ea (mmHg/ml)

−0.314

* < 0.001

0.212

* 0.031

VVI

−0.190

0.064

0.040

0.735

  1. Ed left ventricular (LV) diastolic elastance; Ees LV end-systolic elastance; Ea effective arterial elastance; VVI ventricular-vascular coupling index
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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