Research Article

The Association of Autoantibodies in Hyperthyroid Heart Disease Combined with Pulmonary Hypertension

Table 3

Echocardiographic parameters of patients suffering from HHD complicated with PH (means ± SD).

VariablesMeans ± SD

LVEF (%)59.1 ± 7.8
E peak (cm/s)113.8 ± 47.5
A peak (cm/s)86.0 ± 33.9
E/A1.37 ± 0.41
PASP (mmHg)40.9 ± 9.5
LA (cm)4.09 ± 0.60
RV (cm)2.23 ± 0.30
LV (cm)4.99 ± 0.59
RA (cm)4.62 ± 0.91
Vmax (cm/s)292.8 ± 40.8
PGmax (mmHg)34.9 ± 9.8

E, early ventricular filling velocity; A, late ventricular filling velocity; PASP, pulmonary arterial systolic pressure; LA, left atrial inner diameter; RV, right ventricular inner diameter; LV, left ventricular inner diameter; RA, right atrial inner diameter; Vmax, maximum velocity of blood flow in the artery of tricuspid valve; PGmax, maximum pressure on both sides of the tricuspid valve.