Erratum to: Basic Res Cardiol (2016) 111:53 DOI 10.1007/s00395-016-0569-y
Unfortunately, the original version of this article contains an error. Table 1 contains the wrong information on the number of males in the non-responder group. All parameter values calculated for the non-responder group were correct and based on 13 non-responders. Additionally, the abbreviation of the statistical test for NYHA subclasses in responders and non-responders was changed to "f" (Fisher’s exact test, two-tailed) to display the test applied correctly. The corrected table is given below and the correct number of male subjects is given in bold.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of DCM patients
| Responder (n = 20) | Non-responder (n = 13) | Responder vs. non-responder p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) ± SDa | 48 ± 10 | 53 ± 8 | 0.145e |
| Gender (♂/♀) | 14/6 | 9/4 | 1.000f |
| LVEF (%) ± SDa | 33 ± 6 | 35 ± 7 | 0.406e |
| LVIDD (mm) ± SDa | 67 ± 7 | 74 ± 7 | 0.022e |
| NYHA classification II/III (n) | 10/10 | 7/6 | 1.000f |
| NT-pro BNP (pg/ml) ± SDa | 1035 ± 1372 | 1047 ± 992 | 0.428e |
| Disease duration (months) ± SDa | 13 ± 13 | 49 ± 42 | 0.003e |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) ± SDa | 28 ± 5 | 27 ± 4 | 0.645e |
| Inflammation positive (n)b | 14 | 8 | 0.714f |
| Fibrosis gradec (n) 0/1/2/3 | 0/12/4/4 | 0/4/4/5 | 0.25g |
| Virus genomes PVB19/PVB19 + HHV6/otherd (n) | 4/1/15 | 4/0/9 | |
| Medication (n/total) | |||
| β-Blocker | 20/20 | 13/13 | |
| ACE inhibitors and/or | 16/20 | 11/13 | |
| AT1 antagonists | 5/20 | 5/13 | |
| Diuretics | 20/20 | 13/13 | |
| Digitalis | 2/20 | 5/13 | |
LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVIDD left ventricular internal diameter at diastole, NYHA New York Heart association, NT-pro BNP N-terminal, pro brain natriuretic peptide, PVB19 parvovirus B19, ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, AT1 angiotensin-II-receptor-subtype-1
aMean values with standard deviation (SD) are shown
bEndomyocardial biopsies were considered to be inflamed if immunohistochemistry revealed focal or diffuse mononuclear infiltrates with >14 leucocytes per mm2 (CD3+ T-lymphocytes and/or CD68+ macrophages) in addition to enhanced expression of HLA class II molecules [31, 38]
cThe amount of cardiac fibrosis in HEMBs was determined and categorized as grade 0 = no, grade 1 = mild, grade 2 = moderate, grade 3 = severe
dOther virus types: HHV6 human herpesvirus 6, EBV Epstein–Barr virus, Enteroviruses
eMann–Whitney test, two-tailed
fFisher’s exact test, two-tailed
gChi squared test
Footnotes
The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1007/s00395-016-0569-y.
The online version of the original article can be found at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-016-0569-y.
S. Ameling and G. Bhardwaj contributed equally.
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