Echo Doppler parameters of left and right ventricular filling (mean (SD)) in controls and in SSc patients with (group I) and without (group II) an inverted tricuspidal E/A ratio
| Group I (n=31) | Group II (n=46) | Controls (n=36) | |
| Tr peakE (cm/s) | 37.0 (12.4)§ * | 43.9 (14.6) | 45.1 (8.5) |
| Tr peakA (cm/s) | 48.1 (17.0)† *** | 31.1 (8.7) | 36.5 (9.7) |
| Tr E/A | 0.8 (0.1)† *** | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.2) |
| Tr DT (ms) | 188.2 (34.0) | 188.8 (36.5) | 185.3 (14.1) |
| Mit peakE (cm/s) | 59.9 (17.2)* § | 69.7 (15.9) | 70.0 (8.5) |
| Mit peakA (cm/s) | 63.6 (18.2)** ∥ | 52.3 (14.1)§ | 46.6 (8.8) |
| Mit E/A | 1.0 (0.3)† *** | 1.4 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.1) |
| Mit DT (ms) | 173.5 (30.5)§ | 170.5 (27.1)§ | 159.4 (10.0) |
| IVRT (ms) | 82.5 (13.5)* § | 76.5 (10.1)§ | 59.3 (5.9) |
| PAP (mm Hg) | 43.8 (9.8)† *** | 32.9 (5.3) | 26.0 (5.3) |
| (n=31)2-152 | (n=39)2-152 | (n=24)2-152 |
↵2-152 Number of patients in whom pulmonary artery pressure could be estimated. *p<0.05 versus group II, †p<0.001 versus group II,**p<0.01 versus group II patients, ***p<0.001 versus controls,§p<0.05 versus controls, ∥p<0.01 versus controls. IVRT = isovolumic relaxation time; PAP = systolic pulmonary arterial pressure. Other abbreviations as Table 1.