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Table 3 Univariate analysis between patients with TBI and control patients at the PER-operative phase regarding conventional echocardiography

From: Myocardial function at the early phase of traumatic brain injury: a prospective controlled study

Variables

TBI cohort n = 20 patients

PER-operative control n = 20 patients

Global systolic function

 LVEF (%) (Simpson biplan method)

61 [56–76]

62 [52–70]

 Fractional shortening ratio (%)

37 [22–54]

38 [26–52]

 LVEF (%) (Teicholz method)

65 [50–85]

69 [51–83]

 Stroke volume (mL)

67 [41–103]

61 [46–71]

 Cardiac output (L/min)

4.4 [2.7–7.3]

4.7 [2.6–6.5]

 Peak Sm (cm/s)

13 [8–20]

12 [7–17]

Global diastolic function

 Peak E velocity (cm/s)

69 [44–100]

77 [56–106]

 Peak A velocity (cm/s)

59 [29–90]

54 [30–109]

 Peak E/A ratio

1.08 [0.67–2.44]

1.38 [0.84–2.40]

 Peak Em (cm/s)

13 [6–24]

15 [9–24]

 Isovolumic relaxation time (msec)

125 [84–178]

107 [83–141]*

 E/Em ratio

4.8 [2.4–8.1]

5.3 [2.8–8.8]

 Systemic vascular resistance index (dyn/s/cm5/m2)

2518 [1832–3955]

2341 [1030–3155]

Morphological parameters

 Left Atrial diameter (mm)

29 [19–36]

30 [23–36]

 Left Ventricular end-diastolic volume (mL)

102 [66–156]

101 [82–132]

 Left Ventricular end-systolic volume (mL)

37 [22–67]

39 [27–61]

Right ventricular diameter and function

 Right Ventricular end-diastolic diameter (mm)

22 [14–29]

23 [21–26]

 Peak S’m (cm/s)

14 [8–19]

14 [11–18]

 Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (mm)

23 [18–39]

24 [17–29]

 Pulmonary acceleration time (msec)

152 [89–188]

138 [94–183]

  1. Values are presented as median [extreme]. TBI traumatic brain injury, mL milliliter, L/min liter per minute, L/min/m 2 liter per minute per square meter, cm/s centimeter per second, msec millisecond, dyn/s/cm5/m 2 dynes per second per centimeter per square meter, mm millimeter. * p < 0.05