Table 2 Comparison of echocardiography findings between patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and control subjects
From: Accelerated diastolic dysfunction in premenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis
Variables | RA patients (n=61) | Controls (n=107) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
LVEDD, mm | 46 (44.3–49.3) | 45.0 (42.6–47.0) | 0.033 |
LVESD, mm | 29.1 (27.2–31.4) | 28.1 (26.0–30.0) | 0.131 |
LV mass index, g/m2 | 151.7 (128.2–173.1) | 140 (119–165) | 0.043 |
LV ejection fraction, % | 64 (61.7–65.8) | 64.6 (62.0–67.3) | 0.349 |
LV filling pressure, E/Em | 9.4 (8.5–10.1) | 9.0 (8.7–10.0) | 0.036 |
Transmitral E wave velocity, cm/s | 68.5 (55.3–79.9) | 72.4 (64.0–82.8) | 0.008 |
Transmitral A wave velocity, cm/s | 70.0 (57.0–81.8) | 65.8 (57.0–77.0) | 0.045 |
Transmitral E wave / A wave verocity | 0.93 (0.77–1.28) | 1.15 (0.85–1.32) | 0.003 |
Systolic tissue velocity (Sm), cm/s | 6.9 (6.1–8.0) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | <0.001 |
Early diastolic tissue velocity (Em), cm/s | 7.7 (6.0–10.4) | 9.8 (7.4–11.9) | 0.001 |
Late diastolic tissue velocity (Am), cm/s | 8.7 (7.2–9.6) | 9.3 (8.0–10.5) | 0.105 |
Transmitral E wave deceleration time, ms | 201 (175.7–227.3) | 190.4 (163.7–214.8) | 0.047 |