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Table 3 Echocardiographic measures at visit 2 (27–28 weeks) in the study groups

From: Fetal echocardiographic parameters in pregnancies complicated by diabetes: a case control study

Variable

Normal control (n = 60)

DM (n = 60)

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Mitral E (cm/s)

30.3

5.74

29.27

5.5

0.3

Mitral A (cm/s)

45.9

8.6

51.46

8.76

 < 0.001

Mitral E/A

0.66

0.08

0.56

0.039

 < 0.001

PAV (cm/s)

67.5

14.37

64.21

14.35

0.2

AAT (ms)

56.06

11.08

55.28

9.32

0.6

VFT (ms)

168.78

28.5

168.8

26.03

0.9

ICT (ms)

35.7

7.4

44.85

9.66

 < 0.001

VET (ms)

169.2

11.4

151.33

10.79

 < 0.001

IRT (ms)

41.86

7.74

57.36

7.33

 < 0.001

MPI

0.46

0.09

0.67

0.09

 < 0.001

IVST (mm)

3.57

0.52

4.74

0.78

 < 0.001

  1. PAV peak aortic velocity, AAT aortic acceleration time, VFT ventricular filling time, ICT Iso-volumetric contraction time, VET ventricular ejection time, IRT Iso-volumetric relaxation time, MPI Myocardial Performance Index, IVST Interventricular septal thickness