Strain echocardiography identifies impaired longitudinal systolic function in patients with septic shock and preserved ejection fraction

Table 5 Strain echocardiographic variables

	Healthy controls	Sepsis	Trauma	p-value sepsis vs trauma	Sepsis	Trauma	p-value sepsis vs trauma
	(n = 16)	All (n = 48)	All (n = 24)	p-value sepsis vs trauma	EF ≥ 50 % (n = 34)	EF ≥ 50 % (n = 23)	p-value sepsis vs trauma
LV strain (4-Ch) (%)	−18.2 ± 2.3	−14.5 ± 4.4	−16.4 ± 2.4	0.028	−15.4 ± 4.6	−16.5 ± 2.4	0.278
LV strain (2-Ch) (%)	−18.9 ± 2.3	−13.8 ± 4.5	−17.7 ± 4.2	0.001	−14.9 ± 4.5	−17.7 ± 4.2	0.027
LV strain (3-Ch) (%)	−19.3 ± 1.9	−14.2 ± 4.3	−17.9 ± 3.9	0.001	−14.8 ± 4.6	−17.8 ± 3.9	0.018
LV global systolic strain (%)	−18.8 ± 1.6	−14.1 ± 3.8	−17.3 ± 2.8	<0.001	−14.9 ± 4.0	−17.3 ± 2.9	0.014
RV lateral free wall systolic strain (%)	−28.8 ± 2.8	−19.5 ± 5.4	−24.7 ± 5.0	<0.001	−20.8 ± 5.5	−25.0 ± 5.0	0.008

Data are presented as means ± SD. LV left ventricular; Ch chamber; RV right ventricular

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