Non-invasive myocardial work index contributes to early identification of impaired left ventricular myocardial function in uremic patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

Table 2 Conventional echocardiography parameters in the study groups

Variable	Normal group n = 27	Uremic group n = 26	t	P-value
IVSTd (mm)	8.94 ± 0.81	11.96 ± 1.24^a	10.461	< 0.001
LVPWTd (mm)	8.96 ± 0.75	12.00 ± 1.29^a	10.360	< 0.001
LVEDd (mm)	43.33 ± 3.92	50.69 ± 6.71^a	4.848	< 0.001
LVEF (%)	64.29 ± 2.05	62.61 ± 4.38	− 1.777	0.084
LVMI (g/m²)	73.02 ± 13.86	138.10 ± 34.40^a	8.965	< 0.001
GLS (%)	− 18.77 ± 0.93	− 14.11 ± 2.26^a	9.717	< 0.001

Values are mean ± standard deviation
IVSTd interventricular septum end-diastolic thickness, LVPWTd left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic thickness, LVEDd left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVMI left ventricular mass index, GLS global longitudinal strain
^ap < 0.05 vs. normal group

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