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Table 3 The configuration of the early and atrial waves in controls and in subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy and an abnormal relaxation pattern

From: Total average diastolic longitudinal displacement by colour tissue doppler imaging as an assessment of diastolic function

Configuration

Controls

Mean ± SD

LV hypertrophy

Mean ± SD

e’ (cm/s)

5.44 ± 1.46

5.11 ± 1.56

a’ (cm/s)

7.27 ± 2.41

7.86 ± 1.22

TT-e’ (mm)

5.44 ± 1.20

5.02 ± 1.51

TT-a’ (mm)

5.31 ± 1.71

6.24 ± 0.91

  1. e’ early diastolic tissue velocity by TDI measured at the mitral annulus, a’ late diastolic tissue velocity by TDI measured at the mitral annulus, TT-e’ early diastolic displacement measured at the mitral annulus, TT-a’ late diastolic displacement measured at the mitral annulus