Cardiac Diastolic Evaluation in Pregnant Women with Abnormal Glucose Tolerance: An Opportunity to Detect the Early and Subclinical Alterations and Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases
Table 2
Echocardiographic M-mode and 2-dimensional mode measurements.
Abnormal glucose tolerance woman
Normal glucose tolerance woman
value
(%)
55 (50.9)
53 (49.1)
ns
Interventricular septum during diastole, IVSd (mm)
0.009
Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEDD (mm)
ns
Left ventricular posterior wall thickness, LVPWd (mm)
ns
Ejection fraction, EF (%)
ns
Left atrial area (cm2)
ns
Left atrial diameter (mm)
ns
Data are expressed as means ± SD or percentages. values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
