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Table 2. Comparison of the mean and standard deviation of different echocardiographic parameters in cirrhotic patients and control groups .

Parameter	Group	Mean ± SD				Differences	P value
Parameter	Group	At rest	P value	At peak stress	P value	Differences	P value
Global longitudinal strain (%)	Cirrhosis	-22.6±2.4	0.001^*	-22.6±3.3	0.071	0.7±2.1	<0.001^*
	Control	-19.2±1.9		-22.5±1.7		3.3±1.2
The strain rate (s-1) of septal basal segment	Cirrhosis	-1.2±0.3	0.183	-1.1± 0.3	<0.001^*	-0.1±0.4	<0.001^*
	Control	-1.1±0.2		-1.8±0.2		0.6±0.2
The strain rate (s-1) of lateral segment	Cirrhosis	-1.4±0.5	0.687	-1.5±0.7	-0.055	0.1±0.6	0.024^*
	Control	-1.4±0.2		-1.8±0.2		0.4±0.2
E' (cm/s) of septal basal segment	Cirrhosis	7.3±1.7	0.286	7.4±1.8	0.028^*	0.1±0.3	0.005^*
	Control	7.7±1.3		9±1.7		1.3±0.6