Echocardiographic parameters according to gender are depicted in
Table III
Males had a tendency towards a higher RAVI and RALS measurements
compared to females (20.8 ± 6.3 mL/m2 and 18.7 ± 5.2 mL/m2, P=0.07: 34.6
± 9.6% and 31.4 ± 10.9 %, P=0.141, respectively). There were no
statistically significant differences in RV measurements and function
parameters between males and females. All participants had LV diastolic
pulsed-wave (trans-mitral E and A waves) and tissue doppler measurements
within the normal accepted guideline range except for A wave and A’
lateral which were higher in females compared to males (P=0.001 and
P=0.004, respectively). Male participants had higher LV end-diastolic
and end-systolic dimensions and volumes, as well as LA volume indexed to
BSA.