Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Septic Shock Based on Sepsis-3 Definition: A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study

Table 3

Strain echocardiographic variables.

	Septic shock (n = 90)	Sepsis (n = 37)	value
LS-A4C (%)	−14.5 ± 3.3	−17.0 ± 2.7	<0.001
LS-A2C (%)	−14.3 ± 3.9	−16.9 ± 2.8	<0.001
LS-A3C (%)	−15.1 ± 3.7	−17.1 ± 2.6	0.003
GLS (%)	−14.6 ± 3.3	−17.1 ± 3.3	<0.001
GLS ≥ –15%, n (%)	50 (55.6%)	6 (16.2%)	<0.001

Data are presented as means ± SD. GLS: global longitudinal strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography, LS: longitudinal strain, A3C: apical 3-chamber view, A4C: apical 4-chamber view, and A2C: apical 2-chamber view. .