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Table 2 Presence of diastolic dysfunction - comparison of participants with and without dyspnea

From: High frequency of diastolic dysfunction in a population-based cohort of elderly women - but poor association with the symptom dyspnea

 

No Dyspnea

Dyspnea

 

Parameter

n = 73

n = 49

p

BNP, pg/mL

57.1 ± 63.1

164.2 ± 266.6

0.023

LAVI, ml/kg2

21.7 ± 6.4

26.8 ± 9.1

0.001

LVMI, g/kg2

132.2 ± 26.0

141.7 ± 27.8

0.048

E/A ratio

0.85 ± 0.31

0.95 ± 0.44

0.139

DT, sec

245.7 ± 58.3

239.0 ± 65.7

0.556

E/E' ratio

14.2 ± 3.7

15.3 ± 6.1

0.237

  1. Values are mean ± SD; LAVI = left atrial volume index; LVMI = left ventricular mass index; E = early diastolic filling peak velocity; A = late diastolic filling peak velocity; DT = deceleration time; E/E' ratio = ratio early diastolic filling velocity/mitral annular peak velocity
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