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.