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Table 2 Analysis of correlation between ventriculoarterial coupling and left ventricular ejection fraction in septic shock patients a

From: Ventriculoarterial decoupling in human septic shock

 

LVEF normal (≥50%)

LVEF reduced (<50%)

Ea/Ees SB normal (<1.36), n

2

2

Ea /Ees SB altered (>1.36), n

6

15

  1. aEa, Arterial elastance; Ea/Ees SB , Single-beat ventriculoarterial coupling; Ees, End-systolic elastance; LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction. P = 0.5 by Fisher’s exact test.
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