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. 2008 Nov 25;10(1):54. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-10-54

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients at baseline according to outcome. Table shows number or mean ± SD, except NT pro-BNP which is median (25th centile, 75th centile)

Alive Dead P
N 11 17
Age, years 58 ± 11 58 ± 10 0.99
Male 5 9 0.57
Type of amyloidosis
 AL 10 14
 TTR 1 3 0.67
NT pro-BNP (pMol/L) [N < 20] 462 (181, 746) 591 (456, 1176) 0.11
FLC
 No response 1 10
 Partial response 5 4
 Complete response 4 0 0.004
Systolic BP, mmHg 120 ± 10 113 ± 5 0.29
Diastolic BP, mmHg 70 ± 3 65 ± 4 0.10
Heart rate, beats/min 75 ± 13 89 ± 12 0.02
NYHA functional class
 I 6 8
 II 4 7
 III 0 2
 IV 1 0 0.67
Diastolic function pattern
 Normal 3 0
 Slow relaxation 5 7
 Pseudonormal 1 2
 Restrictive 2 8 0.04
CMR dimensions and function
 LV EDV, mL 108 ± 30 95 ± 23 0.20
 LV ESV, mL 39 ± 15 41 ± 21 0.73
 LV SV, mL 70 ± 21 54 ± 13 0.02
 LV EF, % 63 ± 10 58 ± 12 0.19
 LV mass, g 204 ± 79 201 ± 54 0.93
 RV EDV, mL 111 ± 36 95 ± 24 0.18
 RV ESV, mL 43 ± 20 42 ± 21 0.88
 RV SV, mL 68 ± 20 54 ± 15 0.045
 RVEF, % 61 ± 8 58 ± 14 0.43
 RV mass, g 72 ± 21 68 ± 20 0.64
AV plane descent, mm
 LV septum 8 ± 3 6 ± 5 0.36
 LV lateral wall 9 ± 4 7 ± 4 0.28
 RV septum 9 ± 4 9 ± 3 0.60
 RV lateral wall 15 ± 7 12 ± 5 0.25