| Variable |
AF patients (n = 100) |
Control group (n = 100) |
P value |
| Echocardiography: |
| LA antero-posterior diameter |
3.84 ± 0.31 cm |
3.27 ± 0.35 cm |
< 0.001 |
| LA longitudinal diameter |
5.32 ± 0.73 cm |
4.8 ± 0.53 cm |
< 0.001 |
| LA transverse diameter |
3.7 ± 0.52 cm |
3.54 ± 0.43 cm |
0.02 |
| LA maximal volume |
75.47 ± 21.88 ml |
50.77 ± 11.75 ml |
< 0.001 |
| LA minimal volume |
50.62 ± 17.92 ml |
29.06 ± 9.57 ml |
< 0.001 |
| LA emptying fraction |
33.12 ± 7.66% |
42.99 ± 12.39% |
< 0.001 |
| LVESV |
27.95 ± 7.43 ml |
25.91 ± 6.86 ml |
0.04 |
| LVEDV |
60.53 ± 11.12 ml |
66.09 ± 14.46 ml |
< 0.003 |
| LV EF |
54.92 ± 4.23% |
63.19 ± 3.96% |
< 0.001 |
| Peak E |
0.75 ± 0.18 m/s |
0.75 ± 0.14 m/s |
0.76 |
| TDI: |
| S |
0.15 ± 0.1 m/s |
0.08 ± 0.03 m/s |
< 0.001 |
| E' |
0.13 ± 0.06 |
0.14 ± 0.05 m/s |
0.22 |
| E/e' ratio |
7.24 ± 5.03 |
5.16 ± 2.11 |
0.03 |
| Systolic LA myocardial velocity |
5.39 ± 0.8 cm/s |
5.06 ± 1.07 cm/s |
0.01 |
| Early diastolic myocardial velocity |
-6.7 ± 0.84 cm/s |
-6.49 ± 1.6 cm/s |
0.23 |
| Systolic LA strain |
15.73 ± 3.0% |
17.48 ± 1.46% |
< 0.001 |
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