Table 3 Echocardiographic data
From: Cardiac function assessed by myocardial deformation in adult polycystic kidney disease patients
|  | Lower (better) strain GLS = <− 17.8% (n = 55) | Higher (worse) strain (GLS > -17.8%) (n = 55) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Conventional Echo | |||
 Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction, % | 60.6 ± 3.8 | 59.0 ± 3.3 | 0.02 |
 Left Ventricle Mass index, g/m2 | 80 [66–91] | 82 [71–95] | 0.34 |
 E peak, cm/s | 74.9 ± 17.1 | 67.2 ± 14.2 | 0.01 |
 E/e’ ratio | 7.33 [6.1–9.5] | 7.20 [6.3–8.6] | 0.60 |
Diastolic function, n (%) | |||
 Normal Diastolic Function | 53 (96) | 48 (87) | 0.16 |
 Indeterminate Diastolic Function | 2 (4) | 7 (13) |  |
 Diastolic Dysfunction | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
Speckle Echo | |||
 Global Longitudinal Strain, % | −19.8 ± 1.4 | −15.8 ± 1.6 | < 0.001 |
 Systolic Strain Rate, s− 1 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | < 0.001 |
 Early Diastolic Strain Rate, s1 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
 E/early diastolic strain rate, cm | 87.9 ± 20.3 | 111.3 ± 36.6 | < 0.001 |
 IVSd, cm | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
 LVIDd, cm | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 0.21 |
 PWTd, cm | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.002 |
 LAVI, mL/m2 | 21.8 ± 2.6 | 20.9 ± 3.0 | 0.08 |