Table 7.

Strain abnormalities in deceased patients versus survivors

	Abnormal GLS	Abnormal FWS
After repair*
Deceased, n = 10	10 (100%)	10 (100%)
Alive, n = 134	103 (77%)	71 (57%)
P value, exact logistic regression	0.29	0.12
Recovery
Deceased, n = 8	8 (100%)	8 (100%)
Alive, n = 122	88 (72%)	63 (52%)
P value, exact logistic regression	0.29	0.097

Definition of abbreviations: FWS = free-wall strain; GLS = global longitudinal strain.

^*Includes patients with abnormal strain in either immediate postoperative or recovery periods.