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Table 4 Comparison of echocardiographic data between child B and child C patients

From: Cardiac dysfunction in patients with end-stage liver disease, prevalence, and impact on outcome: a comparative prospective cohort study

 

Child B

Child C

Test valuea

P value

No.

%

No.

%

EF group

 Normal

15

83.3%

18

81.8%

0.016

0.900

 Abnormal

3

16.7%

4

18.2%

MASV groups by TDI

 Normal

16

88.9%

22

100.0%

2.573

0.109

 Abnormal

2

11.1%

0

0.0%

E/A groups

 Normal

8

44.4%

8

36.4%

0.269

0.604

 Abnormal

10

55.6%

14

63.6%

E/É groups by TDI

 Normal

3

16.7%

2

9.1%

0.519

0.471

 Abnormal

15

83.3%

20

90.9%

MPI groups

 Normal

18

100.0%

22

100.0%

NA

NA

 Abnormal

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

LV mass index group

 Normal

18

100.0%

22

100.0%

NA

NA

 Abnormal

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

LA volume index groups

 Normal

1

5.6%

1

4.5%

0.021

0.884

 Abnormal

17

94.4%

21

95.5%

  1. NS non-significant, S significant, HS highly significant, NA not applicable, EF ejection fraction, MASV mitral annular systolic velocity, TDI tissue Doppler imaging, E E wave velocity, A A wave velocity, MPI myocardial performance index, LV left ventricular, LA left atrial, SD standard deviation
  2. aChi-square test