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Table 4 Echocardiographic data of the studied groups

From: Effects of community-acquired pneumonia on biventricular cardiac functions in children

 

Patients (n = 50)

Control (n = 50)

P value

Conventional echocardiography

 FS%

40.09 ± 3.91

39.04 ± 3.16

0.144

Tissue Doppler imaging

 Mitral S (cm/s)

 LV E’/A’

 LV MPI

 Tricuspid S (cm/s)

 RV E’/A’

 RV MPI

5.60 ± 1.07

1.44 ± 0.24

0.50 ± 0.08

7.44 ± 1.98

1.37 ± 0.27

0.48 ± 0.09

7.26 ± 1.03

1.49 ± 0.22

0.39 ± 0.05

7.84 ± 1.16

1.66 ± 0.38

0.36 ± 0.05

< 0.001*

0.264

< 0.001*

0.217

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

2D-STE

 GS (4 C)

-18.49 ± 4.01

-21.88 ± 2.31

< 0.001*

  1. *P < 0.05 significant, FS: fraction shortening, Mitral S: Systolic function at mitral valve, LV E’/A’: left ventricle Early/Late diastolic velocities, LV MPI: left ventricle myocardial performance index, Tricuspid S: Systolic function at tricuspid valve, RV E’/A’: right ventricle Early/Late diastolic velocities, RV MPI: right ventricle myocardial performance index, 3D-STE: two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography, GS (4 C): global strain of 4 chambers