A Simplified Ultrasound Comet Tail Grading Scoring to Assess Pulmonary Congestion in Patients with Heart Failure

Table 3

Patients’ echocardiographic characteristics.

Variables	Mean ± SD
LV ejection fraction, %
LV end-diastolic diameter, mm
LV end-systolic diameter, mm
LVEDV, mL/, mL/m^2	/
LVESV, mL/, mL/m^2	/
LAV, mL/, mL/m^2	/
SPAP, mmHg
TAPSE, mm
GLS, %

LV: Left ventricular; LVEDV: left ventricle end-diastolic volume; LVESV: left ventricle end-systolic diameter; LAV: left atrial volume; index: divided by BSA (body surface area); SPAP: systolic pulmonary artery pressure; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; GLS: global longitudinal strain.