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Published in final edited form as: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Sep 12;33(3):725–731. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.09.012

Table 4.

Comparison of postoperative transthoracic echocardiographic values between subjects developing AKI in the postoperative period versus those without

	With AKI	Without AKI	p-value
RV-PLSS, %, mean (S.D.)	−17.1 (4.2)	−16.9 (3.6)	0.75
TAPSE, cm, mean (S.D.)	1.01 (0.35)	0.99 (0.32)	0.72
S’, cm/s, mean (S.D)	6.8 (2.4)	6.8 (2.2)	0.75
RV FAC, %, mean (S.D.)	34.5 (7.7)	33.6 (6.6)	0.52
Postop LVEF <35%, n (%)	14 (8.1)	5 (19.2)	0.11
RVSP, mmHg, mean (S.D.)	38.9 (9.9)	34.6 (7.9)	0.02

RV-PLSS = Right ventricular peak longitudinal systolic strain; TAPSE = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; S’ = Tricuspid systolic velocity; RV FAC = right ventricle fractional area change; LVEF = left ventricle ejection fraction; RVSP = right ventricle systolic pressure