Table 2.
Mean values ± S.E.M. of clinical variables of the patients and biochemical determinations in the right atrial appendage, the number of data in each case is indicated in brackets
| Variable | Value (mean ± S.E.M.) |
|---|---|
| Age (17) years (male/female) | 65.08 ± 2.2173 ± 2.64 |
| Heart rate (16) beats per minute | 80.86 ± 2.67 |
| Systolic blood pressure (16) mmHg | 141.33 ± 3.91 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (16) mmHg | 77.33 ± 3.3 |
| Ventricular septal thickness (17) mm | 12.06 ± 0.38 |
| Left atria size (14) mm | 42.79 ± 3.54 |
| LVEF (17) percentage | 55.49 ± 1.71 |
| cAMP (12) pmol/mg protein | 12.37 ± 1.77 |
| ODC (13) pmol/hr/mg protein | 14.67 ± 2.51 |
| Putrescine (16) nmol/mg protein | 0.64 ± 0.11 |
| Spermidine (16) nmol/mg protein | 1.08 ± 0.09 |
| Spermine (16) nmol/mg protein | 2.7 ± 0.21 |
| N1‐Acetylputrescine (15) nmol/mg protein | 0.38 ± 0.02 |
| N1‐Acetylspermidine (14) nmol/mg protein | 28.35 ± 5.47 |
| SMO (9) mIU/mg protein | 0.30 ± 0.04 |
| APAO‐N1‐Acetylspermidine (8) mIU/mg protein | 0.09 ± 0.01 |
| APAO‐N1‐Acetylspermine (9) mIU/mg protein | 0.13 ± 0.02 |
| Isoamylamine (16) nmol/mg protein | 0.48 ± 0.14 |
APAO: acetyl polyamine oxidase; cAMP: cyclic adenosine monophosphate; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; ODC: ornithine decarboxylase; SMO: spermine oxidase; IU: international units; SEM: standard error of the mean.