Table 1.
Pediatric DCM descriptive data.
| No | Age* (Year) | Sex | BMI (kg/m2) | BNP (pg/ml) | Echocardiography | Medications | NYHA heart function | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVDD (mm) | RVDD (mm) | EF % | β-blockers | Digoxin | ACEI | Diuretics | Aldosterone | ||||||
| 1 | 13.4 | F | 14.98 | N | 59 | 54 | 46 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Class IV |
| 2 | 8.4 | M | 21.3 | 7,328 | 53 | 42 | 23 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Class IV |
| 3 | 13.9 | M | 14.27 | N | 61 | 50 | 16 | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Class IV |
| 4 | 12.33 | M | 13.22 | N | 53 | 47 | 28 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Class IV |
| 5 | 10.67 | M | 19.63 | 140.9 | 60 | 32 | 26 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Class IV |
| 6 | 9.58 | F | 18.65 | 1,994.7 | 68 | 32 | 20 | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Class IV |
| 7 | 13.08 | M | U | N | 61 | 39 | 15 | N | N | N | N | N | Class IV |
| 8 | 11.5 | F | U | 1,612.5 | 70 | 49 | 12 | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Class IV |
| 9 | 14.83 | M | U | 5,408.8 | 74 | 44 | 21 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Class III–IV |
| 10 | 13.08 | F | 17.1 | N | 57 | 58 | 25 | U | U | U | Y | Y | Class IV |
| 11 | 16.83 | M | 16.85 | N | 60 | 55 | 25 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Class III–IV |
Age*, age at tissue collection; F, female; M, male; Y, yes; N, no; U, unknown; BMI, body mass index; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; LVDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; RVDD, right ventricular end diastolic diameter; EF, ejection fraction; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; NYHA, New York Heart Association.