Table 3.
Echocardiography and ECG characteristics.
| Variable | Ectatic (n = 65) |
Obstructive (n = 62) |
Control (n = 44) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest LV function, n (%) | Normal | 28 (51.9) | 25 (51.0) | 27 (75.0) | 0.09 |
| Mild | 5 (9.3) | 10 (20.4) | 3 (8.3) | ||
| Moderate | 10 (18.5) | 9 (18.4) | 4 (11.1) | ||
| Severe | 11 (20.4) | 5 (10.2) | 2 (5.6) | ||
| Ejection fraction, mean ± SD | 48.55 ± 14.25 | 50.01 ± 11.28 | 55.94 ± 11.44 | 0.02 | |
| LV hypertrophy, n (%) | 20 (38.5) | 19 (33.3) | 9 (23.7) | 0.33 | |
| Mitral regurgitation, n (%) | Mild | 47 (87.0) | 58 (93.5) | 35 (92.1) | 0.45 |
| Moderate | 7 (13.0) | 4 (6.5) | 3 (7.9) | ||
| Aortic stenosis, n (%) | Mild | 51 (94.4) | 59 (95.2) | 36 (97.3) | 0.80 |
| Moderate | 3 (5.6) | 3 (4.8) | 1 (2.7) | ||
| Tricuspid regurgitation, n (%) | Mild | 51 (96.2) | 59 (95.2) | 37 (97.4) | 0.85 |
| Moderate | 2 (3.8) | 3 (4.8) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Pulmonary pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD | 25.48 ± 6.54 | 25.86 ± 11.07 | 23.96 ± 7.08 | 0.63 | |
| ECG pathological findings, n (%) | 21 (35.6) | 4 (7.4) | 5 (11.9) | <0.001 | |
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or n (%). Nominal variables are presented as a percentage in brackets. LV, left ventricular. ECG, echocardiography.