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Table 4 Atrial electromechanical coupling findings measured by tissue Doppler imaging

From: Assessment of left atrial mechanical functions and atrial electromechanical delay in Juvenile idiopathic arthritis by tissue Doppler echocardiography

Variables

Patients with JIA (n = 34)

Control group (n = 34)

p value*

PA lateral (msec)

56.58 ± 19.79

48.27 ± 11.31

0.03*

PA septum (msec)

48.68 ± 25.03

39.06 ± 18.39

0.02*

PA tricuspid (msec)

31.77 ± 12.53

28.18 ± 12.05

0.08

PA lateral - PA tricuspid (msec)a

23.52 ± 12.04

19.01 ± 10.486

0.04*

PA septum - PA tricuspid (msec)b

17.02 ± 15.24

10.88 ± 13.610

0.02*

  1. PA the interval with tissue Doppler imaging, from the onset of P wave on the surface electrocardiogram to the beginning of the late diastolic wave (Am wave)
  2. *p < 0.05 adjusted by false discovery rate (FDR) (Benjamini-Hochberg)
  3. aInteratrial electromechanical delays
  4. bintra-atrial electromechanical delays
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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