LV = left ventricle, LVESV = left ventricular end systolic volume, LVEDV = left ventricular end diastolic volume, EF = ejection fraction. Mean left ventricle parameters for each stage of heart
Normally distributed data are presented as the means ± standard deviations. **P<0.01, compared with 500 m; †P < 0.05, ‡P < 0.01, compared with 3700 m. EDD, end-diastolic dimension; ESD, end-systolic d
BackgroundThe association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function has been demonstrated in several studies, but the samples size in those studies was small. This study