Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on regional arterial stiffness: Assessment by tissue Doppler imaging

Table 2 Echocardiographic data before and after eicosapentaenoic acid administration (n = 19, mean ± SD)

Variables	Pre-administration	After-administration	P value
LA dimension (mm)	38 ± 5	39 ± 4	NS
LVDd (mm)	48 ± 3	48 ± 4	NS
LVDs (mm)	29 ± 4	30 ± 5	NS
Mitral E/A	0.96 ± 0.28	1.01 ± 0.56	NS
Mitral DT (ms)	218 ± 44	232 ± 60	NS
LV ejection fraction (%)	76 ± 8	76 ± 9	NS
Strain rate of aorta (/s)	19.2 ± 5.6	23.0 ± 6.6	< 0.05

LA: Left atrial; LVDd: Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVDs: Left ventricular end-systolic dimension; DT: Deceleration time; NS: Not significant.