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Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters within 24 h after birth in the survival and death groups of patients with PH.

From: Echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular dimensions and function in newborns with omphalocele and pulmonary

 

Survived(n = 14)

Did not survive(n = 4)

P-value

IVSs (mm), median (IQR)

4.7(3.8–5.6)

4.1 (2.6–4.7)

0.242

IVSd (mm), median (IQR)

4.1(3.5–4.4)

3.3 (2.6–3.6)

0.088

LVIDs (mm), median (IQR)

10.0(8.9–11.2)

8.5 (7.3–10.4)

0.150

LVIDd (mm), median (IQR)

15.7(14.0-16.2)

12.2 (11.9–13.6)

0.029

LVPWs (mm), median (IQR)

3.8(3.1–4.6)

3.4 (2.9-4.0)

0.366

LVPWd (mm), median (IQR)

2.9(2.7–3.7)

3.0 (2.2–3.3)

0.286

ESV (ml), median (IQR)

2.1(1.5–2.8)

1.3 (0.9–2.3)

0.151

EDV (ml), median (IQR)

6.8(5.0-7.4)

3.5 (3.3–4.7)

0.029

SV (ml), median (IQR)

4.2(3.7–5.1)

2.3 (2.1–2.4)

0.011

EF (%), median (IQR)

64.7(60.0-73.9)

62.2 (51.0-73.1)

0.457

FS (%), median (IQR)

32.5(29.4–39.6)

30.2 (23.6–38.5)

0.396

CI (L/min/m2), median (IQR)

2.9(2.3–3.3)

1.7 (1.6–1.9)

0.008

  1. IVSs, interventricular septum in end-systole; IVSd, interventricular septum in end-diastole; LVIDs, left ventricular internal dimension in end-systole; LVIDd, left ventricular internal dimension in end-diastole; LVPWs, left ventricular posterior wall in end-systole; LVPWd, left ventricular posterior wall in end-diastole; ESV, end-systolic volume; EDV, end-diastolic volume; SV, stroke volume; FS, fractional shortening; CI, cardiac index; IQR, interquartile range
  2. Bold values indicate two-sided P-values < 0.05