Differences in clinical characteristics between the patients with low and high Ed/Ea at 1 year after in those with low Ed/Ea before discharge
| Ed/Ea after 1 year | P value (low vs high) | ||
| Low (≤0.132) | High (>0.132) | ||
| N=176 | N=33 | ||
| All-cause mortality from 1 to 2 years after discharge, n (%) | 6 (3) | 6 (18) | 0.001 |
| Age, years | 79±9 | 81±7 | 0.307 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 90 (51) | 15 (45) | 0.341 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 129±20 | 127±23 | 0.480 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 70±13 | 65±13 | 0.084 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 76±14 | 74±14 | 0.441 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 80 (45) | 16 (48) | 0.448 |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 24 (14) | 5 (15) | 0.517 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 58 (33) | 13 (39) | 0.302 |
| Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 73 (41) | 18 (55) | 0.115 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 149 (85) | 27 (82) | 0.440 |
| Echocardiographic data | |||
| LAD, mm | 44±9 | 46±6 | 0.165 |
| LAVI, mL/m2 | 54±29 | 57±24 | 0.631 |
| SV, mL | 47±16 | 51±17 | 0.191 |
| LVESV, mL | 30±15 | 36±17 | 0.046 |
| LVEDV, mL | 76±27 | 86±29 | 0.066 |
| LVEF, % | 62±8 | 60±10 | 0.231 |
| LVMI, g/m2 | 97±30 | 114±30 | 0.002 |
| E, m/s | 0.74±0.23 | 0.97±0.30 | <0.001 |
| mean e′, cm/s | 7.2±2.0 | 5.8±1.8 | <0.001 |
| DcT, s | 0.22±0.07 | 0.19±0.05 | 0.053 |
Values are presented as means±SD or numbers (%).
DcT, deceleration time of E wave; Ea, arterial elastance; Ed, diastolic elastance; LAD, left atrial diameter; LAV, left atrial volume; LAVI, left atrial volume index; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; SV, stroke volume.