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Table 2 Resting echocardiographic measurements

From: Echocardiographic assessment of subclinical left ventricular eccentric hypertrophy in adult-onset GHD patients by geometric remodeling: an observational case-control study

 

Severe GHD (n = 38)

Mild GHD (n = 16)

Controls (n = 20)

p-value

M-mode and two-dimensional parameters

LVEDD (mm)

49.4 ± 5.8

49.1 ± 4.0

49.3 ± 4.0

NS

LVESD (mm)

30.7 ± 4.5

29.4 ± 3.9

30.1 ± 3.5

NS

IVS (mm)

9.8 ± 1.8

10.6 ± 1.4

10.0 ± 1.5

NS

PW (mm)

7.8 ± 1.4

7.8 ± 1.3

8.4 ± 1.4

NS

RWT

0.36 ± 0.05

0.38 ± 0.05

0.38 ± 0.06

NS

LVM (g)

194.2 ± 62.6

197.8 ± 46.6

195.3 ± 44.5

NS

LVMi (g/m2)

104.8 ± 27.6

109.1 ± 24.9

106.1 ± 22.7

NS

LVDV (ml)

82.3 ± 20.7

77.2 ± 19.2

80.8 ± 15.5

NS

LVSV (ml)

30.4 ± 9.2

27.4 ± 8.3

31.7 ± 6.6

NS

LA systolic area (cm2)

16.8 ± 3.8

15.7 ± 2.5

16.7 ± 1.4

NS

RA systolic area (cm2)

14.2 ± 2.9

13.6 ± 2.2

14.1 ± 1.3

NS

Pericardial adiposity

26 (68.4%)*

10 (71.4%)*

4 (20%)

<0.001

Left ventricular function

EFS (%)

39.0 ± 5.1

40.1 ± 5.5

38.8 ± 4.9

NS

MFS (%)

18.6 ± 2.7

18.8 ± 1.8

18.1 ± 2.3

NS

LVEF (%)

63.5 ± 5.8

63.6 ± 9.0

61.5 ± 5.3

NS

Mitral E/A velocity ratio

1.24 ± 0.56

0.99 ± 0.27

1.18 ± 0.48

NS

E-dt

175.5 ± 36.8

195.7 ± 53.2

173.7 ± 39.8

NS

PV S/D ratio

1.1 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.3

NS

PV A velocity

28.9 ± 3.2

29.3 ± 5.2

27.3 ± 4.2

NS

  1. Values are mean ± SD. Scheffé test for comparison of individual groups: *p < 0.01 (groups A-B vs C).
  2. Legends: E/A, Early/late diastolic velocity at left ventricular (LV) inflow; E-dt, E-velocity deceleration time; EFS, Endocardial fractional shortening; IVS, Interventricular septal thickness; LA, Left atrium; LVDV, LV diastolic volume; LVEDD, LV end-systolic diameter; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; LVESD, LV end-systolic diameter; LVM/LVMi, absolute/indexed LV mass; LVSV, LV systolic volume; MFS, midwall fractional shortening; PV, Right superior pulmonary vein; PW, Posterior wall thickness; RA, Right atrium; RWT, Relative wall thickness; S/D, Systolic/Diastolic velocity.