. 2023 Mar 8;10:1126590. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1126590

Table 2.

Conventional ultrasound parameters.

	CON (n = 30)	Child-Pugh A (n = 32)	Child-Pugh B (n = 31)	Child-Pugh C (n = 27)	P-value
Dpv (mm)	9.9 ± 1.4	10.6 ± 1.6	12.7 ± 1.6^,*	14.3 ± 1.2^,^,**	<0.001
Vpv (m/s)	19.9 ± 4.1	18.1 ± 3.0	15.8 ± 2.4^,*	13.8 ± 2.0^,^,**	<0.001
LAD (mm)	30.7 ± 2.9	33.9 ± 2.6*	35.1 ± 4.7*	39.0 ± 4.0^,^,**	<0.001
LVDd (mm)	47.1 ± 3.4	48.2 ± 4.3	47.8 ± 3.4	48.5 ± 3.4	0.52
LVDs (mm)	27.8 ± 3.9	28.8 ± 3.8	28.3 ± 4.0	29.1 ± 3.8	0.63
IVST (mm)	8.4 ± 1.2	9.9 ± 1.2*	10.1 ± 1.5*	10.3 ± 1.5*	<0.001
LVPWT (mm)	8.6 ± 0.9	9.6 ± 1.2*	10.0 ± 1.4*	10.2 ± 1.4*	<0.001
LVEF (%)	67.5 ± 5.2	68.1 ± 5.0	69.6 ± 6.8	68.6 ± 5.9	0.56

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Dpv, portal vein inner diameter; Vpv, portal vein flow velocity; LAD, left atrial diameter; LVDd, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVDs, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; IVST, interventricular septum thickness; LVPWT, left ventricular posterior wall thickness; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction. *P < 0.05 vs. CON; ^,**P < 0.05 vs. Child-Pugh A; ^,***P < 0.05 vs. Child-Pugh B.