Assessment of cardiac diastolic function in infants of diabetic mothers using tissue Doppler echocardiography

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Table 3 Comparison between cases and controls as regards diastolic dysfunction

Diastolic dysfunction		Cases (n = 50)	Control (n = 30)	p
Pulsed wave Doppler
RV-DD	Present	41	19	0.11
RV-DD	Absent	9	11	0.11
LV-DD	Present	28	1	< 0.001^*
LV-DD	Absent	22	29	< 0.001^*
Tissue Doppler imaging
RV-DD	Present	38	17	0.071
RV-DD	Absent	12	13	0.071
LV-DD	Present	40	6	< 0.001^*
LV-DD	Absent	10	24	< 0.001^*

*Statistically significant
RV-DD right ventricular diastolic dysfunction, LV-DD left ventricular diastolic dysfunction