Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of Chagas heart disease in patients with cardiac edema.
| Edema(n=8) | Nonedema(n=74) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 53.8 (SD 12.9) | 59.4 (SD 9.5) | 0.12 |
| BMI | 27.9 (SD 4.3) | 26.1 (SD 4.3) | 0.25 |
| Socioeconomic | 1.75 (SD 0.9) | 2.07 (SD 1.0) | 0.39 |
| Female (%) | 6 (75.0) | 47 (63.5) | 0.79 |
| Blood pressure (%) | 3 (37.5) | 36 (51.4) | 0.71 |
| Type 2 diabetes (%) | 1 (12.5) | 11 (15.7) | 0.99 |
| DLP (%) | 10 (16.9) | 6 (24.0) | 0.29 |
| Smoking (%) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (2.9) | 0.71 |
| NYHA | 1.8 (SD 0.5) | 1.4 (SD 0.5) | 0.12 |
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| CMR | |||
| FEVI | 45.6 (SD 15.4) | 54.6 (SD 14.6) | 0.10 |
| LGE (%) | 8 (100) | 40 (54.1) | 0.03∗ |
| FEVD | 51.1 (SD 5.9) | 54.5 (SD 10.2) | 0.36 |
| LV telediastolic volume | 178.0 (SD 78.3) | 151.0 (SD 58.3) | 0.23 |
| LV telediastolic volume index | 104.0 (SD 51.6) | 85.3 (SD 32.3) | 0.15 |
| LV telesystolic volume | 118.0 (SD 79.4) | 74.2 (SD 56.7) | 0.04∗ |
| LV telesystolic volume index | 69.6 (SD 50.1) | 41.4 (SD 31.6) | 0.03∗ |
| VD telediastolic volume | 142.0 (SD 23.7) | 127.0 (SD 43.9) | 0.34 |
| VD telediastolic volume index | 81.0 (SD 10.4) | 71.1 (SD 22.0) | 0.21 |
| VD telesystolic volume | 66 (SD 17.2) | 58.2 (SD 30.2) | 0.47 |
| VD telesystolic volume index | 39.0 (SD 7.6) | 33.4 (SD 15.6) | 0.31 |
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| LGE | |||
| Transmural (%) | 3 (37.5) | 12 (16.2) | 0.32 |
| Midwall (%) | 7 (87.5) | 24 (32.4) | 0.01∗ |
| Subendocardic (%) | 2 (25.0) | 15 (20.3) | 0.99 |
| Subepicardic (%) | 7 (87.5) | 12 (16.2) | 0.00∗ |
| Basal (%) | 7 (87.5) | 27 (67.5) | 0.47 |
| Septal (%) | 2 (25.0) | 8 (20.0) | 0.99 |
| Mesial (%) | 1 (12.5) | 16 (40.0) | 0.28 |
| Apical (%) | 4 (50.0) | 17 (42.5) | 0.99 |
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| Laboratory | |||
| Creatinine | 0.9 (SD 0.2) | 0.9 (SD 0.2) | 0.93 |
| BUN | 20.5 (SD 6.9) | 17.2 (SD 8.1) | 0.40 |
Continuous variables are expressed as mean (SD, standard deviation). Categorical variables are expressed as number of patients(%). ∗Significant difference between cardiac edema and nonedema patients.