Table 5 Changes in echocardiographic variables in the study population from hospital admission to discharge in children according to global longitudinal strain class at admission.

From: Echocardiographic two-dimensional speckle tracking identifies acute regional myocardial edema and sub-acute fibrosis in pediatric focal myocarditis with normal ejection fraction: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance

 

Normal (n = 14)

Impaired GLS (n = 19)

 

Admission

Discharge

p < 

Admission

Discharge

p  < 

EF (%)

61.7 ± 5.7

62.5 ± 5.2

0.55

60.5 ± 5.5

61.7 ± 5.7

0.54

E/A ratio

1.8 ± 0.33

1.7 ± 0.25

0.47

1.9 ± 0.36

1.7 ± 0.42

0.18

Transmitral E/e′

6.2 ± 1.4

6.0 ± 1.7

0.71

6.1 ± 2.7

6.3 ± 3.7

0.34

Per. effusion (mm)

2 ± 1 mm

0 mm

0.42

2 ± 1 mm

0 mm

0.67

MR (+/++/+++)

4/0/0

4/0/0

–

6/0/0

6/0/0

–

GLS (%)

− 22.1 ± 1.3

− 23.5 ± 1.2

0.06

− 18.1 ± 1.7

− 21.8 ± 2.1

0.01

IMS-LS(%)

− 21.5 ± 4.2

− 23.2 ± 1.3

0.12

− 16.2 ± 5.5

− 20.2 ± 1.5

0.04

Impaired GLS n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0.99

19 (58%)

6 (18%)

0.03

  1. IMS-LS% = mean [LS%(Inferoseptal) + LS%(Inferior) + LS%(Inferolateral)].
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