Table 3 Multiple stepwise regression analysis for E/E′

From: Inappropriateness of ventricular hypertrophy is important as a determinant of BNP but not of diastolic filling in untreated hypertensive patients

 

Standardized coefficient β (s.e.)

P-value

LVMI

0.37 (0.014)

0.01

  1. Abbreviations: E, peak early diastolic flow velocity of mitral flow; E′, peak early diastolic velocity of mitral annulus; E/E′, the ratio of E to E′; LVMI, left ventricular mass index.