Table 3 Echocardiography parameters according to presence PAH

IVS

13.1 ± 2.4

13.6 ± 2.1

0.340

LVPW

11.8 ± 1.9

12,9 ± 2.8

0.039

LVEF

64.5 ± 8.6

64.3 ± 10.3

0.942

LVEDD

49.9 ± 6.1

50.4 ± 5.8

0.737

LVMi

369.4 ± 139.6

367.0 ± 170.9

0.948

ICV

13.6 ± 4.9

17.2 ± 5.6

0.004

E/A

1.0 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.9

0.118

E/E’

9.5 ± 4.1

14.0 ± 7.2

0.001

SPAP

23.1 ± 6.1

42.2 ± 6.9

< 0.001

DT

217.2 ± 45.9

243.4 ± 104.9

0.276

Left Atrium volume

20.6 ± 5.3

22.9 ± 6.4

0.080

Right Atrium volume

14.8 ± 3.0

18.2 ± 4.5

< 0.001

RVEDD

20.1 ± 6.3

21.2 ± 7.8

0.505

Calcifications

19 (31.7)

9 (36.0)

0.442

Systolic dysfunction

17 (28.3)

10 (40.0)

0.211

Diastolic dysfunction

8 (14.8)

6 (35.3)

0.007

Pericardial effusion

9 (15.0)

3 (12.0)

0.506