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Table 3 Echocardiogram, STI and MCE parameters among the groups

From: Left ventricular function and coronary microcirculation in patients with mild reduced ejection fraction after STEMI

Variable

Normal group

(n = 70)

HFmrEF group

(n = 32)

HFrEF group

(n = 17)

P value

LVEDd, cm

4.8 ± 0.5

5.0 ± 0.5

5.4 ± 0.8

0.001

LVEDV(ml)

101(79–119)

114(95–133)

140(115–189)

 < 0.001

LVEDVi (ml/m2)

56(46–63)

61(52–72)

76(66–103)

 < 0.001

LVEF, %

61.0 ± 7.4

45.4 ± 2.6

32.1 ± 5.8

 < 0.001

GLS, %

− 13.8 ± 3.5

− 9.9 ± 2.5

− 8.0 ± 2.3

 < 0.001

RWMA (%)

58 (82.9)

32 (100)

17 (100)

0.009

Ventricular aneurysm (%)

5 (7.1)

7 (21.9)

6 (35.3)

0.007

WMSI

1.33 ± 0.25

1.76 ± 0.30

1.81 ± 0.43

 < 0.001

MPI

1.08 ± 0.14

1.24 ± 0.33

1.18 ± 0.19

0.015

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or number (percentage)
  2. GLS, global longitudinal strain; LVEDd, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diasolic volume; LVEDVi, left ventricular end-diasolic volume index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MPI, myocardial perfusion index; STI, speckle tracking imaging; MCE, myocardial contrast echocardiography; RWMA, regional wall motion abnormality; WMSI, wall motion score index