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Table 4 Tissue Doppler imaging measurements in celiac patients and healthy controls

From: Assessment of subclinical myocardial dysfunctions in Egyptian children with celiac disease, a cross-sectional study

Tissue Doppler parameters (cm/s)

Cases (n = 42)

Controls (n = 36)

P value

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Septal wall

S wave velocity

7.97 ± 1.44

11.33 ± 1.57

 < 0.001

Ewave velocity

13.4 ± 2.72

14.44 ± 1.16

0.036

awave velocity

7.22 ± 1.33

7.83 ± 1.13

0.033

E/aratio

2 ± 0.64

1.87 ± 0.25

0.283

Lateral wall (mitral valve)

S wave velocity

8.1 ± 2.3

10.81 ± 1.62

 < 0.001

Ewave velocity

16.38 ± 3.64

15.25 ± 1.25

0.080

awave velocity

8.45 ± 3.45

5.39 ± 1.13

 < 0.001

E/aratio

2.13 ± 0.87

2.94 ± 0.61

 < 0.001

E/eratio

6 ± 1.39

6.41 ± 0.7

0.104

MPI (Tie index)

0.33 ± 0.10

0.35 ± 0.03

0.04

Anterior wall (tricuspid valve)

S wave velocity

12 ± 2.66

14.53 ± 2.05

 < 0.001

Ewave velocity

15.62 ± 2.85

13.75 ± 1.48

 < 0.001

awave velocity

10.42 ± 3.46

8.61 ± 1.1

0.003

E/aratio

1.58 ± 0.55

1.62 ± 0.27

0.676

E/eratio

6.09 ± 0.8

4.15 ± 1.33

 < 0.001

MPI (Tie index)

0.33 ± 0.08

0.28 ± 0.02

0.001

  1. SD standard deviation, P > 0.05 nonsignificant (NS), P < 0.05 significant (S), P < 0.01 highly significant (HS), MPI myocardial performance index