Table 3.
Echocardiographic parameters of ischemic DCM patients with and without SCI
| SCI (+) (n = 18) |
SCI (−) (n = 28) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LVDD (mm) | 65 ± 7 | 64 ± 6 | NS |
| LVSD (mm) | 55 ± 7 | 53 ± 7 | NS |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 29 ± 7 | 34 ± 9 | 0.03 |
| Fractional shortening (%) | 15 ± 4 | 17 ± 5 | NS |
| LA (mm) | 46 ± 6 | 45 ± 4 | NS |
| Left atrial total emptying fraction (%) | 39 ± 16 | 42 ± 12 | NS |
| CI (L/min/m2) | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 0.01 |
| LVSEC (n, %) | 8 (44%) | 8 (29%) | NS |
| Restrictive filling pattern (n, %) | 12 (67%) | 3 (11%) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: SCI (+), patients with silent cerebral infarction; SCI (-), patients without silent cerebral infarction; LVDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVSD, left ventricular systolic diameter; LA, left atrium diameter; EF, ejection fraction; CI, cardiac index; LVSEC, left ventricular spontaneous echo contrast; NS, not significant.