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Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters of cohorts*

From: Prognostic impact of isolated right ventricular dysfunction in sepsis and septic shock: an 8-year historical cohort study

Parameter

Isolated RV dysfunction (n = 100)

RV/LV dysfunction (n = 114)

No RV dysfunction (n = 174)

p

N

Value

N

Value

N

Value

RV enlargement

100

82 (82)

113

79 (69.9)

158

0 (0)

<0.001

RV dysfunction

100

58 (58)

114

80 (70.2)

157

0 (0)

<0.001

TR velocity (m/s)

36

2.8 (2.4–3.1)

66

2.7 (2.3–2.9)

33

2.7 (2.4–2.9)

0.22

RV systolic pressure (mmHg)

82

45 (33–58)

107

41 (33–48)

113

39 (32–46)

0.01

Estimated RA pressure (mmHg)

84

10 (5–15)

108

10 (5–14)

122

10 (5–10)

0.006

TAPSE (mm)

10

20 (13.3–23.3)

25

18 (15–19.5)

6

25.5 (21.5–28.5)

0.007

TV systolic velocity TDI (m/s)

35

0.14 (0.12–0.15)

60

0.13 (0.10–0.14)

27

0.17 (0.16–0.18)

<0.001

LV ejection fraction (%)

81

61 (56–67)

81

53 (45–61)

113

60 (55–65)

<0.001

LV end-systolic diameter (mm)

81

28 (24.5–32.5)

100

32 (28–37)

126

47 (43–51)

<0.001

LV end-diastolic diameter (mm)

87

46 (41–50)

109

47 (43–51)

111

30 (26–33)

0.17

LV mass index (g/m2)

73

83 (67–101.5)

100

88 (70–100)

108

90 (74–102)

0.26

LV stroke volume index (mL/m2)

73

42 (34.5–50)

104

37.5 (30.3–46)

116

41 (36–48)

0.009

Cardiac index (L/min/m2)

73

3.7 (3.1–4.5)

104

3.3 (2.8–4.1)

116

3.8 (3.2–4.4)

<0.001

Left atrial volume index (mL/m2)

39

21 (23–37)

63

35 (28–43)

61

33 (29–38.5)

0.16

LV peak systolic velocity (m/s)

66

0.13 (0.11–0.15)

85

0.12 (0.1–0.14)

70

0.15 (0.13–0.17)

<0.001

Mitral E velocity (m/s)

70

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

88

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

108

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.001

Mitral A velocity (m/s)

63

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

69

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

99

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.04

Mitral E/A ratio

63

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

69

1.0 (0.8–1.5)

99

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

0.44

Mitral e′ velocity (medial) (m/s)

68

0.08 (0.06–0.09)

91

0.07 (0.05–0.08)

105

0.07 (0.06–0.1)

0.02

Mitral e′ velocity (lateral) (m/s)

52

0.10 (0.08–0.13)

67

0.09 (0.08–0.10)

76

0.1 (0.08–0.12)

0.01

Mitral E/e′ ratio (medial)

65

10 (8.3–13.8)

84

12.5 (10–15)

100

12.1 (9.2–15)

0.04

Mitral E/e′ ratio (lateral)

49

7.9 (5.7–10)

61

9 (7.6–11.6)

72

9.2 (7.2–12)

0.01

  1. Represented as: total (percentage) or median (interquartile range)
  2. LV left ventricle, RA, right atrial, RV right ventricular, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TDI tissue Doppler imaging, TR tricuspid regurgitation, TV tricuspid valve
  3. *Not all parameters were measured in all patients. Individual n for each cohort is presented in the table