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