Variables | Aortic coarctation (19 patients) | Controls (38 patients) | RA (38 patients) |
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LV End-diastolic diameter (ml/m2) | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 2.3 ± 0.4 * | 2.6 ± 0.3# |
LV End-systolic diameter (ml/m 2) | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.4 * | 1.7 ± 0.2# |
LV End-diastolic volume (ml/m2) | 66 ± 19 | 56 ± 12 | 51 ± 9 # § |
LV End-systolic volume (ml/m2) | 27 ± 9 | 21 ± 6 | 17 ± 4 # § |
Relative wall thickness | 0.35 ± 0.06 | 0.40 ± 0.07 * | 0.43 ± 0.06 # § |
Concentric LV geometry (%) | 11 | 45 * | 51 # |
LV mass index (g/m 2.7) | 41 ± 14 | 38 ± 13 | 38 ± 7# |
LV hypertrophy (%) | 37 | 20 * | 6 # § |
Inappropriate LV mass (%) | 11 | 10 | 36 # § |
LV stroke volume (ml) | 73 ± 25 | 74 ± 18 | 59 ± 15 # § |
Cardiac index (l/min/ m2) | 2.7 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.6# |
LV ejection fraction (%) | 60 ± 7 | 63 ± 5 | 65 ± 5# |
LV CESS (dynes/cm2) | 166 ± 49 | 128 ± 48 * | 116 ± 28# |
LV Sc- midwall shortening (%) | 101 ± 15 | 98 ± 10 | 85 ± 11 |
Peak S’ (cm/sec) | 7.1 ± 1.3 | 10.5 ± 3.6 * | 10.2 ± 1.6# |
Low peak S’ (%) | 84 | 55 * | 27# § |
Peak E’ (cm/sec) | 10.6 ± 3.5 | 12.3 ± 1.7 | 13.6 ± 2.2 |
E wave of transmitral flow (cm/sec) | 103 ± 16 | 86 ± 19 * | 75 ± 17# § |
A wave of transmitral flow (cm/sec) | 69 ± 25 | 64 ± 16 | 62 ± 15 |
E / A ratio | 1.4 ± 0.36 | 1.4 ± 0.24 | 1.3 ± 0.40# |
E / E’ ratio | 10.5 ± 3.6 | 7.5 ± 2.3 * | 5.6 ± 1.1# § |
LV diastolic dysfunction (%) | 11 | 2 * | 3# |
Maximal left atrial volume (ml/ m2) | 27 ± 11 | 23 ± 11 | 18 ± 4 |
Aortic stiffness index (%) | 9.8 ± 12.6 | 3.1 ± 2.0 * | 4.8 ± 2.5# |
Abnormally high aortic stiffness (% of patients) | 26 | 10 | 21 |