Table 1.
Conventional parameters of study subjects
| Parameter | NC (n = 52) |
DCM (n = 54) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex(male/female) | 35/17 | 36/18 | NS |
| Age(years) | 47 ± 14 | 49 ± 11 | NS |
| HR(/min) | 72.63 ± 5.01 | 72.58 ± 5.30 | NS |
| BSA(m2) | 1.66 ± 0.11 | 1.69 ± 0.08 | NS |
| LVDd(cm) | 4.49 ± 0.42 | 7.13 ± 1.01 | < 0.001 |
| 3D-LVEDV(ml) | 81.37 ± 14.71 | 236.43 ± 84.26 | < 0.001 |
| 2D-LVEDV(ml) | 87.62 ± 16.12 | 241.82 ± 81.35 | < 0.001 |
| 3D-LVESV(ml) | 30.77 ± 6.07 | 169.60 ± 71.40 | < 0.001 |
| 2D-LVESV(ml) | 31.51 ± 6.41 | 172.23 ± 68.55 | < 0.001 |
| 3D-LVEF(ml) | 62.31 ± 2.56 | 30.87 ± 8.41 | < 0.001 |
| 2D-LVEF(ml) | 64.16 ± 2.59 | 33.77 ± 8.51 | < 0.001 |
| 3D-LVEDVI(ml/m2) | 48.84 ± 7.89 | 138.69 ± 47.93 | < 0.001 |
| 3D-LVESVI(ml/m2) | 18.44 ± 3.31 | 99.48 ± 41.00 | < 0.001 |
Values given as mean ± SD. NS = not significant
LVDd = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; BSA = body surface area; LVEDV = left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV = left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDVI = LVEDV/BSA; LVESVI = LVESV/BSA