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. 2017 May 26;32(7):1147–1153. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1147

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).