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. 2024 Feb 29;19(1):26. doi: 10.5334/gh.1298

Table 2.

Echocardiographic findings in patients with NIDCM in Native Tanzanian Cohort: MOYO study.


VARIABLE MEDIAN (IQR)/N (%)

LV end diastolic diameter (mm) 62.6 (58.6, 68.0)

LV dilation severity, n (%)

      Mild 52 (12.9)

      Moderate 210 (52.2)

      Severe 131 (32.6)

      Unknown 9 (2.2)

Mean (SD) LV fractional shortening 14.7 (4.9)

Mean (SD) LV ejection fraction 29.45 (7.7)

LV dysfunction severity, n (%)

      Mild 39 (9.7)

      Moderate 166 (41.3)

      Severe 195 (48.5)

      Unknown 2 (0.5)

RV dilatation, n (%) 240 (59.7)

RV dysfunction, n (%) 145 (36.1)

Median (IQR) TAPSE (mm) n = 342 16.0 (13.0, 18.0)

Mitral regurgitation, n (%) 344(85.5)

Mitral regurgitation severity, n (%)

      None or trace only 58 (14.4)

      Mild 171 (42.5)

      Moderate 87 (21.6)

      Moderate to severe 7 (1.7)

      Severe 79 (19.7)

Tricuspid regurgitation, n (%) 266(66.1)

Tricuspid regurgitation severity, n (%)

      None or trace only 136 (33.8)

      Mild 127 (31.6)

      Moderate 72 (17.9)

      Moderate to severe 4 (1.0)

      Severe 63 (15.7)

Aortic regurgitation, n (%) 53(13.1)

Aortic regurgitation severity n (%)

      None or trace only 349 (86.8)

      Mild 38 (9.5)

      Moderate 13 (3.2)

      Moderate to severe 2 (0.5)

Intra-cardiac thrombosis, n (%) 25 (6.2)

LV severe systolic dysfunction

LVEF <= 30 n (%)

      Yes 208 (51.7)

      No 194 (48.3)

LV – left ventricle; RV – right ventricle; TAPSE – tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; LVEF – left ventricular ejection fraction.