Table 2: Transthoracic echocardiographic findings on admission.

 

PA group (N = 51)

Non-PA group (N = 250)

P Value

LVEF (%)

34.6 ± 17.9

43.0 ± 18.7

P = 0.04

LVDd (mm)

53.1 ± 9.46

51.9 ± 10.6

P = 0.56

LAV index (ml/m2)

69.9 ± 26.9

54.7 ± 29.0

P = 0.03

E (cm/s)

78.4 ± 30.4

77.6 ± 32.5

P = 0.91

A (cm/s)

71.8 ± 36.6

85.4 ± 30.1

P = 0.28

LAV Index: Left Atrial Volume Index; Lvdd: Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter; LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction