Table 2 Ultrasound Parameters.

From: Value of Circulating Cytokine Profiling During Submaximal Exercise Testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Characteristics

CONTROLS (n = 24)

ME/CFS (n = 24)

p

LV Parameters

LVEDD (mm)

48 ± 5

47 ± 4

0.06

LVEDVI (mL/m2)

58 ± 9

57 ± 11

0.31

LVMI (g/m2)

58 ± 10

57 ± 8

0.62

RWT

0.30 ± 0.03

0.30 ± 0.03

0.12

Mass:Volume

1.00 ± 0.10

1.01 ± 0.08

0.51

LVEF (%)

65 ± 6

64 ± 6

0.39

LVGLS (%)

−19.6 ± 1.5

−19.9 ± 2.1

0.36

LV E/e′

6.2 ± 2.2

5.7 ± 1.6

0.11

LAVI (mL/m2)

22 ± 5

20 ± 7

0.05

RV Parameters

RVFAC (%)

49 ± 10

48 ± 8

0.87

TAPSE (mm)

2.5 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

0.21

RVSP (mmHg)

23 ± 4

22 ± 4

0.49

RAVI (mL/m2)

18 ± 5

17 ± 6

0.36

Vascular parameters

cIMT (mm)

0.52 ± 0.13

0.52 ± 0.11

0.85

PWV (m/s)

6.7 ± 1.4

6.3 ± 1.2

0.22

  1. ME/CFS = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, LV = Left ventricle; LVEDD = Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEDVI = Left ventricle end-diastolic volume index; LAVI = Left atrium volume index; LVMI = Left ventricular mass index; RWT = Relative wall thickness; LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction; LVGLS = Left ventricular global longitudinal strain; PP = Pulse pressure; RV = Right ventricle, RVFAC = Right ventricular fractional area change, RSVP = Right ventricle systolic pressure, RAVI = Right atrial volume index, PWV = Pulsed wave velocity, SED = Sedentary, SVI = Stroke volume index, TAPSE = Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion.
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