Arterial Stiffness and Indices of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Etiology

Table 3

Evaluation of selected echocardiographic parameters in both groups.

Parameter	Patients with ESUS	Controls
			0.09
			0.001
(cm/s)	8.6 (7.1-10.3)	12.5 (9.6-14)	0.0008
(cm/s)			0.03
(cm/s)			0.39
(cm/s)	7.6 (6.1-8.9)	6.0 (5.3-6.9)	0.0002
LVMI (g/m^2)	112.0 (90.0-125.5)	89.5 (77.0-101.0)	0.0004
LA (mm)	36.0 (33.0-41.0)	35.0 (32.0-38)	0.07
LAVI (mL/m^2)			0.01
LVEF (%)	60 (55-64)	63 (60-66)	0.009
IVRT (m/s)			0.001
TAPSE (mm)	24.0 (21-27)	25.0 (22.0-28.0)	0.34
PL (%)	25	16	0.04

For parameters with nonnormal distribution median values, lower and higher values are given. For parameters with normal distribution mean, deviation (SD) are given; : late mitral annular motion; : late diastolic filling velocity; : ratio of peak velocity of early diastolic transmitral flow to peak velocity of early diastolic mitral annular motion as determined by pulsed wave Doppler; : early diastolic filling velocity; : early diastolic mitral annular velocity; HF: high frequency; IVRT: isovolumic relaxation time; LA: left atrium; LF: low frequency; LAVI: left atrial volume index; LV: left ventricle; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; : systolic mitral annular velocity; PL: pericardial liquid; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; median.