Table 4.
Clinical and echocardiographic findings based on presence of systolic and/or diastolic dysfunction
| Characteristic | Normal | Systolic dysfunction (LVEF < 45 %) | Isolated diastolic dysfunction (grades I, II, and III) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (N, %) |
36 (50 %) |
19 (26.4 %) |
17 (23.6 %) |
|
| Age (years, mean) |
51.6 |
50.9 |
58.6 |
0.21 |
| Female (%) |
50 % |
47.4 % |
64.7 % |
0.53 |
| APACHE II (mean) |
22.0 |
25.9 |
25.3 |
0.03 |
| BMI (kg/m2, median) |
28.6 |
26.9 |
28.9 |
0.45 |
| e’ (cm/sec, median) |
9.97 |
8.06 |
7.05 |
<0.01 |
| E/e’ |
9.7 |
12.3 |
11.6 |
0.31 |
| DT (ms, median) |
156 |
129 |
180 |
0.003 |
| E/A (median) |
1.17 |
0.94 |
0.87 |
0.03 |
| VFD (days, mean) |
19.4 |
10.5 |
26.7 |
0.72 |
| ICU-free days (median) |
23.9 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
0.93 |
| 28-day mortality (mean) | 13.9 % | 10.5 % | 17.6 % | 0.83 |
Clinical and echocardiographic findings among patients with normal, impaired systolic,and isolated impaired diastolic function, on initial echocardiogram. APACHE II, Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation score; BMI, body mass index; e’, early peak velocity of the septal mitral annulus using tissue Doppler imaging; E, early peak mitral inflow velocity using spectral Doppler; A, atrial peak mitral inflow velocity using spectral Doppler; DT, mitral deceleration time; VFD, ventilator-free days.