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Table 3 Prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in the RHYTHM full cohort and longitudinal subset

From: Prospective changes in diastolic function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Diastolic parameters

Full cohort baseline (n=158)

Longitudinal subset at baseline (n=60)

Longitudinal subset at follow-up (n=60)

Baseline vs follow-up in longitudinal subset, p-value*

By ASE/EACVI criteria

0 abnormal parameter**n(%)

77 (49)

35 (59.3)

28 (43.7)

0.02

≥ 1 abnormal parametern(%)

78 (49.7)

24 (40.7)

33 (57.9)

0.02

Individual diastolic parameters (%)

E/e′ > 14

3.2

0

3.4

Septal e’ wave velocity < 7

26

10

32

0.07

Lateral e’ wave velocity < 10

37

21

46

0.045

TR velocity > 2.8

6.5

2.8

2.8

...

LA volume index > 34

6.9

3.3

5.6

0.56

  1. *McNemar’s test
  2. **Abnormal E/e′, septal/lateral e’ wave velocity, TR velocity, or LA volume index (developed for general population with symptoms of dyspnea or other HF symptoms); Supplementary Table 4 with additional definitions
  3. All values expressed are %, unless otherwise indicated