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Table 2.

Linear correlation analysis between LASr at rest and at peak stress

Clinical an echocardiographic characteristics	LASr at rest	LASr at peak
Age	r = –0.225 P < 0.001	r = –0.327 P < 0.001
NYHA functional class	r = –0.159 P = 0.012	r = –0.263 P < 0.001
Log LAVI at rest	r = –0.304 P < 0.001	r = –0.225 P < 0.001
EF at rest	r = 0.178 P = 0.004	r = 0.211 P < 0.001
WMSI at rest	r = –0.272 P < 0.001	r = –0.295 P < 0.001
MR at rest	r = –0.264 P < 0.001	r = –0.416 P < 0.001
Log LAVI at peak	r = –0.289 P < 0.001	r = –0.304 P < 0.001
EF at peak	r = 0.262 P < 0.001	r = 0.388 P < 0.001
WMSI at peak	r = –0.222 P = 0.001	r = –0.298 P < 0.001
Blines at peak	r = –0.124 P = 0.044	r = –0.234 P < 0.001

Clinical an echocardiographic characteristics

LASr at rest

LASr at peak

Age

r = –0.225

P < 0.001

r = –0.327

P < 0.001

NYHA functional class

r = –0.159

P = 0.012

r = –0.263

P < 0.001

Log LAVI at rest

r = –0.304

P < 0.001

r = –0.225

P < 0.001

EF at rest

r = 0.178

P = 0.004

r = 0.211

P < 0.001

WMSI at rest

r = –0.272

P < 0.001

r = –0.295

P < 0.001

MR at rest

r = –0.264

P < 0.001

r = –0.416

P < 0.001

Log LAVI at peak

r = –0.289

P < 0.001

r = –0.304

P < 0.001

EF at peak

r = 0.262

P < 0.001

r = 0.388

P < 0.001

WMSI at peak

r = –0.222

P = 0.001

r = –0.298

P < 0.001

Blines at peak

r = –0.124

P = 0.044

r = –0.234

P < 0.001

NYHA: New York Heart Association; MR: mitral regurgitation

Declarations

Author contributions

CP: Writing—original draft. LC: Conceptualization, Data curation. E Campagnano and E Cerracchio: Investigation. KWD, JK, PC, EM, FM, NG, AD, LM, and RC: Investigation, Resources. BV: Investigation, Resources, Supervision. QC: Writing—original draft, Conceptualization, Supervision.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval

The research complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and the study protocol were reviewed and approved by the institutional ethics committees.

Consent to participate

Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.

Consent to publication

Not applicable.

Availability of data and materials

The raw data supporting the conclusions of this manuscript will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation, to any qualified researcher (Quirino Ciampi, qciampi@gmail.com; Costantina Prota, costantinaprota@gmail.com).

Funding

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