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. 2022 Oct 24;10(1):e85. doi: 10.22037/aaem.v10i1.1787

Table 2.

Echocardiographic characteristics of the patients based on their mortality status

Variable In-hospital mortality OR (95% CI) P
No (n = 98) Yes (n = 48)
Left ventricle wall motion
Normal 91 (70.54) 38 (29.46) ref -
Hypokinesia 6 (40.00) 9 (60.00) 3.59(1.19-10.79) 0.02
Akinesia 0 (0.00) 1 (100.00) NE -
Mitral valve
Normal 20 (74.07) 7 (25.93) constant 0.43
Mild Regurgitation 71 (66.98) 35 (33.02) 1.05 (0.09-11.82) 0.567
Moderate Regurgitation 4 (44.44) 5 (55.56) 1.48 (0.15-14.74) 0.271
Stenosis 3 (75) 1 (25) 3.75 (0.27-51.37) 0.269
Tricuspid valve
Normal 32 (69.57) 14 (30.43) constant 0.08
Mild TR 60 (69.77) 26 (30.23) 0.27 (0.08-0.99) 0.126
Moderate/severe TR 5 (38.46) 8 (61.54) 0.27 (0.08-0.91) 0.475
Aorta valve
Normal 88 (77.19) 26 (22.81) ref -
Stenosis 4 (23.53) 13 (76.47) 11 (3.3 – 36.63) 0.001
Regurgitation 6 (40) 9 (60) 2.17 (0.47-9.95) 0.32
Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure
˂35 80 (73.39) 29 (26.61) ref -
≥35 18 (48.65) 19 (51.35) 2.91 (1.35-6.3) 0.001
Pericardial effusion
No 81 (68.64) 37 (31.36) 1.37 (0.57-3.3) 0.66
Mild 16 (61.54) 10 (38.46) NE -
Severe 1 (100) 0 (0) NE -
Left Ventricle Hypertrophy
No 74 (64.91) 40 (35.09) 0.54 (0.21-1.36) 0.2
Yes 24 (77.42) 7 (22.58) NE -
Inferior Vena Cava
Normal 96 (69.06) 43 (30.94) ref -
Dilated 20 (38.46) 32 (61.54) 5.58 (1.04-29.41) 0.041
Enlargement of ventricles
No 90 (66.67) 45 (33.33) constant 0.86
Bilateral 2 (66.67) 1 (33.33) 1 (0.09-11.32) 1
LV 3 (60) 2 (40) 1.33 (0.22-8.27) 0.76
RV 3 (100) 0 (0) NE -
Left ventricle
Ejection fraction, mean, SD 53.36 ± 5.75 47.28 ± 12.5 - <0.001
End-diastolic diameter, mean, SD 5.11 ± 0.7 5.41 ± 0.75 - 0.02*
End-systolic diameter, mean, SD 3.09 ± 0.55 3.74 ± 1.31 - <0.001
Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Normal 79 (73.15) 29 (26.85) ref -
Mild systolic 3 (75) 1 (25) 0.91 (0.09-9.08) 0.94
Significant systolic 6 (33.33) 12 (66.67) 5.45 (1.87-15.86) 0.75
Mild diastolic 10 (66.67) 5 (33.33) 1.36 (0.43-4.32) 0.6
Moderate diastolic 0 (0) 1 (100) NE -
Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Normal 96 (68.57) 44 (31.43) 2.59 (0.06-117.32) 0.07
Mild 0 (0) 2 (100) NE -
Moderate 0 (0) 1 (100) NE -

Data are presented as mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) or frequency (%). NE: not estimated; ref: Reference; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; TR: Tricuspid regurgitation.