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Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics of subjects

From: Combining patient proteomics and in vitro cardiomyocyte phenotype testing to identify potential mediators of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Characteristic

HFpEF (n = 9)

Control (n = 7)

p value <0.05

2D Echocardiography

LA volume index, ml/m2

49 ± 15

32 ± 7.7

0.018

LV internal diameter, cm

4.64 ± 0.37

4.73 ± 0.08

NS

Interventricular septum, cm

1.25 ± 0.12

0.92 ± 0.01

0.001

Posterior wall, cm

1.20 ± 0.18

0.88 ± 0.09

0.004

LV mass index, g/m2

112 ± 20

90 ± 45

NS

Ejection fraction,  %

55 ± 6

60 ± 3

NS

Doppler data

E peak, cm/s

86.6 ± 26

68.0 ± 5.8

NS

e′ peak

6.9 ± 1.66

7.7 ± 1.03

NS

E/e′ ratio

14.4 ± 5.13

9.28 ± 0.37

NS

Diastolic dysfunction, %

100

14

<0.001

  1. LA left atrium, LV left ventricle
  2. The p value was calculated using two-tailed student t-tests