Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patient
| Patient | Reference Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 40 | |
| Height (in) | 71 | |
| Weight (lb) | 190 | |
| Body-mass index | 26.5 | |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | ||
| Systolic | 128 | |
| Diastolic | 80 | |
| Laboratory Tests | ||
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 15.7 | 13.5–17.7 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.2 | <1.2 |
| Urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 20 | 5–25 |
| White-cell count (K per microliter) | 4.9 | 4–11 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | ||
| Total | 218 | |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 156 | |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 48 | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 68 | |
| High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/dl) | <0.2 | |
| Lp(a) lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 114 | <30 |
| Exercise Testing | ||
| Maximal VO2 (ml/kg/min) | 49.6 | |
| Maximal external work (W) | 450 | |
| Ve/VCO2 slope | 26 | |
| Maximal heart rate (bpm) | 191 | |
| Resting cardiac output (liters/min) | 6.3 | |
| Maximum cardiac output (liters/min) | 24.5 | |
| Electrocardiography Parameters | ||
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 60 | |
| QTc (ms) | 421 | |
| Echocardiography Parameters | ||
| Interventricular septum diastole (mm) | 10 | 6–11 |
| Left ventricular posterior wall diastole (mm) | 9.7 | 6–11 |
| Left ventricular internal diameter diastole (mm) | 45 | 37–57 |
| Ejection fraction by method of discs (%) | 63 | >55 |
| Aortic root diameter (mm) | 36 | 25–40 |
| Mitral inflow | ||
| E (cm/s) | 84 | |
| a (cm/s) | 53 |