Table 2 Cardiac function measured by transthoracic echocardiography
From: Pericardial fat and its influence on cardiac diastolic function
|  | Total population (n = 254) | PF low (n = 65) | PF high (n = 65) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 61 ± 5 | 62 ± 5 | 61 ± 5 | 0.213 |
Left ventricular mass index (g/m2) | 84.7 ± 16.9 | 80.6 ± 15.6 | 88.0 ± 16.0 | 0.008 |
Left atrial volume index (mL/m2) | 33.7 ± 0.7 | 36.8 ± 10.3 | 32.7 ± 8.4 | 0.015 |
e′ lateral (cm/s) | 11.0 ± 2.7 | 12.2 ± 2.9 | 10.3 ± 2.0 | 0.005 |
e′ septal (cm/s) | 8.5 ± 2.0 | 9.5 ± 2.1 | 8.4 ± 1.8 | 0.034 |
E/A | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.013 |
Peak E velocity (cm/s) | 72 ± 20 | 73 ± 24 | 70 ± 18 | 0.425 |
Peak A velocity (cm/s) | 72 ± 18 | 66 ± 16 | 74 ± 17 | 0.004 |
E/e′ | 7.9 ± 2.1 | 6.8 ± 1.7 | 8.3 ± 2.3 | 0.009 |
Tricuspid regurgitation (m/s) | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 0.416 |