The Evaluation of Diastolic Dysfunction with Tissue Doppler Echocardiography in Women with Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Effect of L-Thyroxine Treatment on Diastolic Dysfunction: A Pilot Study

Table 5

Response of 2D and M-Mode echocardiographic parameters to thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

	Before treatment	After treatment	𝑃 value
LVEF (%)	71,72 (4,61)	72,77 (4,67)	0,50
DIASTOLIC SEPTUM THICKNESS (cm)	0,97 (0,12)	0,93 (0,10)	0,21
DIASTOLIC POSTERIOR WALL THICKNESS (cm)	1,0 (0,13)	0,92 (0,11)	0,04
LV EDD (cm)	4,61 (0,34)	4,64 (0,40)	0,71
LV ESD (cm)	2,92 (0,26)	2,95 (0,34)	0,70
LVMI (gr/m^2)	77,34 (2,14)	77,21 (2,27)	0,43

LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD: Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD: Left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVMI: Left venticular mass index.
All results are expressed as mean values and numbers in brackets denote Standard Deviation.