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. 2016 Mar;32(2):223–230. doi: 10.6515/ACS20150226A

Table 2. Comparison of the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic parameters between the fulminant and non-fulminant groups .

Non-fulminant group (N = 31) Fulminant group (N = 9) p value
ECG parameters
  HR (per minute) 88.50 ± 24.17 116.78 ± 48.17 0.12
  QRS (ms) 92.81 ± 15.56 133.22 ± 45.85 0.03
  PR (ms) 162.38 ± 30.22 190.83 ± 73.90 0.39
  QT (ms) 354.81 ± 64.65 361.33 ± 63.56 0.79
  QTc (ms) 412.00 ± 33.31 482.78 ± 69.76 0.02
  VT/VF (N, %) 2 (6.5%) 1 (11.1%) 0.64
  TWI (N, %) 16 (51.6%) 4 (44.4%) 0.71
  Q wave (N, %) 18 (58.1%) 6 (66.7%) 0.64
Echocardiographic parameters
  LVEF (%) 50.64 ± 15.49 37.22 ± 16.03 0.03
  IVS (mm) 11.27 ± 2.14 10.00 ± 4.24 0.46
  LVPW (mm) 9.91 ± 2.11 11.00 ± 3.61 0.45
  LVEDs (mm) 38.33 ± 10.23 30.00 ± 4.58 0.18
  LVEDd (mm) 52.20 ± 8.81 43.00 ± 3.00 0.09
  LA dimension (mm) 36.23 ± 8.22 36.00 ± 7.35 0.96

HR, heart rate; IVS, intraventricular septum; LA, left atrium; LVEDd, end-diastolic left ventricular diameter; LVEDs, end-systolic left ventricular diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVPW, left ventricular posterior wall.