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Maximal aortic area (mm2/m2)
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Aortic root
|
449.5 ± 126.1
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440.5 ± 93.0
|
0.95
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Ascending aorta
|
353.2 ± 104.5
|
356.3 ± 68.4
|
0.41
|
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Descending aorta at the isthmus
|
163.2 ± 61.5
|
176.9 ± 32.0
|
0.02
|
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Descending aorta at the level of the diaphragm
|
151.9 ± 35.3
|
155.2 ± 38.0
|
0.82
|
|
LVEDV (ml/m2)
|
81.0 ± 15.3
|
80.1 ± 12.0
|
0.91
|
|
LVESV (ml/m2)
|
30.4 ± 12.0
|
31.0 ± 6.2
|
0.28
|
|
LVSV (ml/m2)
|
50.6 ± 8.2
|
49.0 ± 7.9
|
0.35
|
|
LVEF (%)
|
63.3 ± 8.0
|
61.3 ± 4.4
|
0.04
|
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LV mass (g/m2)
|
60.7 ± 14.1
|
57.5 ± 14.2
|
0.25
|
|
LA Volmax (ml/m2)
|
47.5 ± 10.2
|
43.2 ± 8.7
|
0.07
|
|
LA Volac (ml/m2)
|
32.3 ± 8.0
|
27.4 ± 5.9
|
<0.01
|
|
LA Volmin (ml/m2)
|
24.6 ± 6.1
|
20.9 ± 5.1
|
<0.01
|
|
LA Total emptying volume (ml/m2)
|
23.0 ± 6.1
|
22.5 ± 5.7
|
0.98
|
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VPassive (ml/m2)
|
15.3 ± 5.0
|
15.6 ± 4.9
|
0.50
|
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VContractile (ml/m2)
|
7.7 ± 3.3
|
6.5 ± 2.7
|
0.06
|
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LAEFContractile (%)
|
23.7 ± 7.2
|
23.7 ± 8.1
|
1.00
|
|
LAEFPassive (%)
|
32.2 ± 8.1
|
36.9 ± 6.6
|
<0.01
|
|
LAEFReservoir (%)
|
48.4 ± 6.9
|
51.9 ± 6.8
|
<0.05
|
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Distensibility (10−3 mmHg−1)
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|
Aortic root
|
5.6 ± 3.8
|
7.4 ± 3.0
|
<0.01
|
|
Ascending aorta
|
5.8 ± 3.1
|
8.1 ± 3.6
|
<0.01
|
|
Descending aorta at the isthmus
|
5.7 ± 3.0
|
6.8 ± 2.3
|
<0.01
|
|
Descending aorta at the level of the diaphragm
|
6.8 ± 2.8
|
8.0 ± 2.8
|
<0.05
|
|
PWV aortic arch (m/s)
|
4.6 ± 1.7
|
3.5 ± 0.8
|
<0.01
|
|
PWV descending aorta (m/s)
|
4.3 ± 1.6
|
3.9 ± 0.8
|
0.70
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