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Table 3 The comparison of left ventricular function between AAβ and no-AAβ group

From: Real-world use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers/β-blocks in Chinese patients before acute myocardial infarction occurs: patient characteristics and hospital follow-up

Characteristic

Before PS match

p value

After PS match

p value

AAβ (n = 872)

NO-AAβ (n = 1833)

AAβ (n = 226)

NO-AAβ (n = 452)

LA

3.9 (3.5–4.2)

3.7 (3.4–4.1)

< 0.001

3.8 (3.5–4.1)

3.7 (3.5–4.1)

0.88

LVEDD

5.2 (4.9–5.6)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

0.277

5.2 (4.8–5.5)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

0.20

EF

0.61 (0.53–0.67)

0.61 (0.52–0.66)

0.029

0.63 (0.55–0.67)

0.61 (0.53–0.66)

0.009

FS

0.33 (0.27–0.37)

0.33 (0.27–0.36)

0.016

0.34 (0.29–0.38)

0.33 (0.27–0.37)

0.004

E/A

0.82 (0.69–1.17)

0.87 (0.72–1.24)

< 0.001

0.88 (0.70–1.20)

0.84 (0.70–1.19)

0.37

  1. AAβ ACEI/ARB/β-B, BMI body mass index, LA left atrium, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, EF left ventricular ejection fraction, FS fraction shortening, E/A ratio of early to late ventricular filling velocities
  2. p values for comparisons between the two groups. Significance level was 0.05