Table 4. Echocardiographic findings in patients with KD and febrile control patients.
Findings | KD patients (n = 46) | Febrile controls (n = 23) | P |
---|---|---|---|
LV fractional shortening, % | 31.28 ± 6.87 | 34.65 ± 4.33 | 0.100 |
Base systolic velocity, cm/sec | 7.86 ± 1.35 | 7.85 ± 1.34 | 0.983 |
Base E', cm/sec | 10.92 ± 2.49 | 12.23 ± 2.16 | 0.092 |
Base A', cm/sec | 7.60 ± 2.48 | 6.85 ± 1.62 | 0.308 |
E/A ratio | 1.40 ± 0.31 | 1.41 ± 0.26 | 0.916 |
E/E' ratio | 11.39 ± 3.02 | 9.79 ± 2.49 | 0.087 |
Deceleration time, msec | 163.06 ± 29.44 | 181.40 ± 33.82 | 0.061 |
Tei index | 0.21 ± 0.06 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.370 |
KD = Kawasaki disease, LV = left ventricular, E = base peak early diastolic E-wave velocity (cm/sec), A = base peak early diastolic A-wave velocity (cm/sec), E' = peak early diastolic myocardial velocity (cm/sec), A' = late diastolic myocardial velocity (cm/sec).