Ultrasound study of carotid and cardiac remodeling and cardiac-arterial coupling in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia: a case control study

Table 2 Diastolic and systolic function in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia

Parameters	Normal pregnancy	Preeclampsia	P-values
Parameters	(n = 40)	(n = 23)	P-values
Left heart size
LA size, mm	32.1 ± 3.1	35.1 ± 4.7	0.0034
LVEDD, mm	44.2 ± 3.1	46.0 ± 5.3	0.0913
Diastolic function
E wave, cm/s	83.9 ± 15.1	93.0 ± 31.6	0.1361
A wave, cm/s	61.6 ± 14.2	75.7 ± 17.2	0.0011
E/A ratio	1.41 ± 0.31	1.24 ± 0.36	0.0658
Septal e wave, cm/s	13.8 ± 2.2	10.3 ± 3.4	<0.00001
Septal a wave, cm/s	12.0 ± 3.0	11.9 ± 3.2	0.8682
Septal e/a ratio	1.20 ± 0.28	0.90 ± 0.38	0.0007
Lateral e wave, cm/s	17.8 ± 2.9	14.3 ± 3.8	0.0001
Lateral a wave, cm/s	12.1 ± 3.3	12.6 ± 2.0	0.4946
Lateral e/a ratio	1.58 ± 0.49	1.15 ± 0.38	0.0010
Septal E/e ratio	6.06 ± 1.92	9.95 ± 4.39	<0.00001
Lateral E/e ratio	4.75 ± 1.56	6.77 ± 2.28	<0.00001
Systolic function
Ejection fraction	0.66 ± 0.05	0.68 ± 0.10	0.2561
Fractional shortening (%)	36.6 ± 5.0	38.4 ± 8.2	0.2848

Notes: LA, left atrium; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; E and A, transmitral flow velocity during early diastole and atrial contraction; e and a, mitral annular tissue velocities during early and late diastole.

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