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Table 2 TTE metrics of the study participants

From: Determination of aortic stiffness using 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance - a population-based study

Characteristics

N = 126

Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter – mm (±SD)

48.7 (±2.7)

Left ventricular end-systolic diameter – mm (±SD)

31.1 (±5.3)

Systolic ejection fraction – % (±SD)

55.5 (±1.3)

Left atrial diameter – mm (±SD)

34.3 (±5.1)

Aortic root diameter – mm (±SD)

31.9 (±4.6)

Aortic valve regurgitation

 - grade I° – n (%)

5 (4.0)

 - grade II° – n (%)

1 (0.8)

Mitral valve insufficiency

 - grade 0 – I° – n (%)

36 (28.6)

 - grade I° – n (%)

41 (32.5)

 - grade II° – n (%)

2 (1.6)

 - grade III° – n (%)

1 (0.8)

Inferior caval vein collapse

 - almost complete – n (%)

7 (5.6)

 - no collapse – n (%)

1 (0.8)

Maximum velocity across aortic valve – m/s (±SD)

1.25 (±0.26)

Diameter of the proximal ascending aorta – mm (±SD)

31.0 (±4.0)

  1. Only mean values and pathological values are given. Pulmonary and tricuspid valve metrics are not presented, as they do not influence aortic pulse wave velocity