From: Prospective changes in diastolic function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Diastolic parameters | Full cohort baseline (n=158) | Longitudinal subset at baseline (n=60) | Longitudinal subset at follow-up (n=60) | Baseline vs follow-up in longitudinal subset, p-value* |
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By ASE/EACVI criteria | ||||
0 abnormal parameter**n(%) | 77 (49) | 35 (59.3) | 28 (43.7) | 0.02 |
≥ 1 abnormal parametern(%) | 78 (49.7) | 24 (40.7) | 33 (57.9) | 0.02 |
Individual diastolic parameters (%) | ||||
E/e′ > 14 | 3.2 | 0 | 3.4 | … |
Septal e’ wave velocity < 7 | 26 | 10 | 32 | 0.07 |
Lateral e’ wave velocity < 10 | 37 | 21 | 46 | 0.045 |
TR velocity > 2.8 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ... |
LA volume index > 34 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 0.56 |