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Table 8 Correlation between the parameters of cardiac function and the duration of treatment

From: Assessment of cardiac function in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: a case control study in Cameroon

Parameters

Correlation coefficient (Spearman)

P value

LVEF

0.31

0.239

SV

0.169

0.531

LVFS

0.34

0.19

LVMI

-0.049

0.857

Cardiac output

0.48

0.061

Cardiac index

−0.09

0.739

E/A ratio

−0.34

0.188

E wave velocity

−0.42

0.098

A wave velocity

0.11

0.68

Mitral deceleration time

0.51

0.04

LAD

0.44

0.086

TAPSE

0.72

0.002

Systolic pulmonary pressure

−0.45

0.075

Aortic diameter

0.37

0.159

  1. LEVF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, SV Stroke Volume, LVFS Left Ventricular Fractional Shortening, LVMI Left Ventricular Mass Index
  2. The bold texts represent the result with a statistically significant differences
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