Table 2: Distribution of
thyroid funtion abnormalities among patients with echocardiologic
abnormailties.
|
Echocardiographic findings |
N |
Thyroid function
abnormalities |
|||||
|
Normal |
Abnormal |
|
|||||
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
P |
Sig |
||
|
Echocardiographic
abnormalities |
43 |
4 |
9.3% |
39 |
90.7% |
0.002 |
HS |
|
Left
ventricular hypertrophy |
42 |
4 |
9.5% |
38 |
90.5% |
0.004 |
HS |
|
left
ventricular dilation |
13 |
1 |
7.7% |
12 |
92.3% |
0.199 |
NS |
|
Systolic
function |
25 |
3 |
12% |
22 |
88% |
0.163 |
NS |
|
left
atrial dilatation |
33 |
3 |
9.1% |
30 |
90.9% |
0.022 |
HS |
|
Aortic annulus
dilatation |
19 |
2 |
10.5% |
17 |
89.5% |
0.186 |
NS |
HS: Highly Significant;
NS: Non Significant; Sig: Significant