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Table 2 Echocardiographic measurements

From: Peak systolic velocity using color-coded tissue Doppler imaging, a strong and independent predictor of outcome in acute coronary syndrome patients

 

All

No death, MI or HF

Death, MI or HF

 

(n=227)

(n= 142)

(n=85)

Variables

median

(25th-75th perc)

median

(25th-75th perc)

median

(25th-75th perc)

p

PSV

4.9

(4.2-5.8)

5.3

(4.7-6.0)

4.4

(3.6-5.0)

<0.001

EF

49

(41–56)

52

(45–58)

45

(35–52)

<0.001

WMS

1.0

(1.0-1.3)

1.26

(1.09-1.16)

1.29

(1.21-1.36)

<0.001

Global 2D-Strain

−14

(−18- -9.8)

−15

(−19- -11)

−11

(−16.8- -5.0)

<0.001

E/e'-ratio

13.4

(10.1-17.6)

13.2

(12.3-14.2)

18.4

(16.1-20.8)

<0.001

  1. MI=Myocardial infarction, HF=Heart failure, PSV=peak systolic velocity, EF=ejection fraction, WMS=Wall motion scoring.
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