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Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics of the study populations

From: Evaluation of left atrial function in patients with iron-deficiency anemia by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Variables

Group A

Group B

Group C

(n = 30)

(n = 34)

(n = 31)

LAD(mm)

32.69 ± 2.43

34.00 ± 2.80

37.49 ± 1.61*#

LVDd(mm)

43.51 ± 2.45

43.90 ± 2.36

44.35 ± 2.92

IVSTd(mm)

8.79 ± 0.67

9.10 ± 0.41

9.20 ± 0.60

PWTd(mm)

8.82 ± 0.76

9.06 ± 0.33

9.16 ± 0.53

E velocity(m/s)

0.96 ± 0.15

0.90 ± 0.18

0.72 ± 0.12*#

A velocity(m/s)

0.77 ± 0.15

0.78 ± 0.12

1.05 ± 0.16*#

E/A

1.13 ± 0.39

1.14 ± 0.34

0.70 ± 0.06*#

LAVmax(ml)

35.53 ± 2.66

37.09 ± 3.51

55.71 ± 8.72*#

LAVmin(ml)

14.19 ± 1.32

14.47 ± 1.39

22.27 ± 3.93*#

LAVp (ml)

20.66 ± 1.54

20.65 ± 1.50

36.92 ± 5.57*#

LAPEF(%)

41.87 ± 3.23

43.33 ± 2.58

33.33 ± 2.60*#

LAAEF(%)

31.42 ± 2.39

29.95 ± 3.18

40.01 ± 6.17*#

  1. LAD left atrial dimension, LVDd left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, IVSTd end-diastolic thickness of ventricular septum, PWTd end-diastolic thickness of LV posterior wall, E/A ratio of peak early and
  2. late diastolic velocities, LAVmax Left atrial maximum volume, LAVmin LA minimum volume, LAVp LA pre-atrial volume, LAPEF left atrial passive emptying fraction, LAAEF left atrial active emptying fraction. *P <0.01 versus the control group. #P <0.01 versus the mild group
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