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Table 2 Systolic variables and ventricular volumes

From: Echocardiographic predictors of exercise capacity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

GOLD class

 
 

I

II

III

IV

P

Left systolic function

     

LVEF

64 (59–67)

62 (58–68)

69 (65–76)

57 (57–57)

0.138

Heart rate

69 (65–76)

80 (74–85)

80 (75–86)

87 (85–88)

0.030

SVi (ml/m2)

22.0 (21.8–28.1)

22.9 (21.0–26.5)

19.4 (17.8–22.3)

20.7 (18.3–24.9)

0.001

CI (L/min-1*m2)

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

1.8 (1.6–2.0)

1.6 (1.3–1.8)

1.8 (1.7–2.1)

0.015

S’ (LV) (cm/s)

9 (7–9)

8 (7–9)

9 (7–11)

9 (7–10)

0.383

GLS (LV)

15.7 (15.3–17.5)

16.8 (14.8–20.2)

19.4 (16.4–22.4)

18.2 (14.4–19.2)

0.066

Right systolic function

     

TAPSE

2.2 (2.2–2.3)

2.3 (2.1–2.5)

2.3 (2.1–2.6)

2.2 (2.1–2.4)

0.885

S’ (RV) (cm/s)

13 (10–14)

13 (12–14)

14 (13–15)

13 (12–14)

0.428

RVDi

18.3 (18.0–21.64)

20.0 (17.4–21.3)

20.4 (17.4–22.4)

22.3 (19.2–23.3)

0.164

GLS (RV)

26.2 (18.7–33.7)

23 (19.2–26.6)

23.8 (19.7–27)

22.8 (18–34.4)

0.968

  1. CI = Cardiac index; SVi = stroke volume index; TR = Tricuspidal regurgitation; GLS = Global strain; LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction.