Association of Plasma Renalase and Left Ventricle Mass Index in Heart Failure Patients Stratified to the Category of the Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Echocardiographic parameters of heart failure patients stratified to the category of the ejection fraction.

Parameter	HFrEF	HFmrEF	HFpEF	^1
LVEF (%)	^a,b	^c		<0.001
LV mass (g)	^a	^c		0.003
LV mass index (g/m^2)	^a,b			0.005
LV end-systolic volume (mm)	^a,b			<0.001
LV end-diastolic volume (mm)	^a,b			<0.001
IV septum (mm)				0.161
LV posterior wall (mm)				0.539
Left atrium (mm)	^a,b			0.001
Aortic root (mm)				0.994
AR				0.441
MR	^a,b	^c		<0.001
TR	^b	^c		0.006
TAPSE (mm)	^a,b	^c		<0.001
Right ventricle (mm)	^1,2			0.003
Systolic pressure of RV (mmHg)				0.124
E/A				0.442
	22 (81.5)	13 (56.5)	14 (56.0)	0.089^2

Continuous variables are expressed as . ¹Kruskal-Wallis test, ²chi-squared test, ^aHFrEF vs. HFmrEF, ^bHFrEF vs. HFpEF, and ^cHFmrEF vs. HFpEF. HFrEF: heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HFmrEF: heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction; HFpEF: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; LV: left ventricle; IV: interventricular septum; AR: aortic regurgitation; MR: mitral regurgitation; TR: tricuspid regurgitation; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; RV: right ventricle; : LVMI above reference value.