Table 1.
General characteristics of the studied cohort.
| Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and Echocardiographic Variables | CTRL (N = 45) |
HCM (N = 40) |
DCM (N = 44) |
RCM (N = 7) |
| Age (years) | 10.4 (4.7) | 10.9 (5.5) | 5.0 (5.2) | 10.0 (7.0) |
| Male, n (%) | 18 (40) | 24 (61) | 21 (48) | 3 (43) |
| Body Surface Area (BSA) (m2) | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.8 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.6) |
| Mean Heart Rate (bpm) | 85 (15) | 71 (22) | 115 (18) | 95 (18) |
| LVEDD (mm) | 39.6 (7) | 34.5 (8) * | 44.5 (10) # | 35.3 (9) |
| LVEDD Z score | −0.5 (0.8) | −1.7 (0.5) * | 3.5 (0.2) *,# | −1.1 (0.4) § |
| IVS (mm) | 6.1 (1) | 13.5 (5) * | 5.1 (2) *,# | 7.1 (2) # |
| IVS Z score | −0.4 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.2) * | -0.9 (0.9) # | 1.2 (0.7) § |
| LVEF (%) | 60 (4) | 68 (7) * | 39 (12) *,# | 59 (8) #,§ |
Values are mean (SD), or n (%). * p < 0.01 compared to CTRL. # p < 0.01 compared to HCM. § = p < 0.01 compared to DCM. LVEDD: Left Ventricular End Diastolic Diameter. IVS: Interventricular Septum. LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. BSA: Body Surface Area. CTRL: normal controls. HCM: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. DCM: Dilated Cardiomyopathy. RCM: Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.