Table 3.
Segmental analysis of 726 segments of the LVNC patients according to the degree of trabeculations (3 grades: non-compacted: NC/C ratio above 2; borderline: NC/C ratio between 0–2 and compacted–no trabeculations: NC/C ratio = 0).
| Segments |
Non-compacted |
Borderline |
Compacted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio NC/C | > 2 | 0–2 | 0 |
| Number of segments n (%) | 77 (10.6) | 138 (19.0) | 511 (70.4) |
| Mean NC/C thickness ratio | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.4⁎, † | 0⁎ |
| Compacta thickness (mm) | 6.4 ± 1.4 | 7.5 ± 1.6⁎ | 7.7 ± 1.8⁎ |
| Noncompacta thickness (mm) | 16.1 ± 3.7 | 10.2 ± 3.6⁎, † | 0⁎ |
| Akinesia/dyskinesia n (%) | 4 (5.2) | 8 (5.8)† | 71 (13.9) |
| Hypokinesia n (%) | 54 (70.1) | 95 (68.8) | 317 (62.0) |
| Normokinesia n (%) | 19 (24.7) | 35 (25.4) | 123 (24.1) |
| WMSI | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.9 ± 0.6 |
| Segmental PLS value (%) | − 13.1 ± 6.1 | − 11.3 ± 6.5 | − 10.2 ± 6.3⁎ |
NC = non-compacted; C = compacted; WMSI = Wall motion score index; PLS = Peak longitudinal strain.
⁎
p < 0.05, Vs NC segments.
†
p < 0.05 vs compacted segments.