Table 4.
Echocardiographic parameters of nonischemic DCM patients with and without SCI
| SCI (+) (n = 7) |
SCI (−) (n = 19) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LVDD (mm) | 70 ± 11 | 69 ± 10 | NS |
| LVSD (mm) | 59 ± 12 | 57 ± 10 | NS |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 24 ± 8 | 33 ± 10 | 0.05 |
| Fractional shortening (%) | 12 ± 4 | 17 ± 5 | 0.02 |
| LA (mm) | 43 ± 7 | 44 ± 6 | NS |
| Left atrial total emptying fraction (%) | 38 ± 4 | 40 ± 12 | NS |
| CI (L/min/m2) | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | NS |
| LVSEC (n, %) | 4 (57%) | 7 (37%) | NS |
| Restrictive filling pattern (n, %) | 5 (71%) | 4 (21%) | 0.017 |
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.