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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jan 23;71(3):306–317. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.020

Table 2:

Descriptive Changes in LVEF From Baseline to Follow-up

Variable of Interest Overall (N=659) LBBB (N=111) WQRS (N=59) NQRS (N=489)
Baseline LVEF, mean ± SD 25.6 ± 7.02 24.7 ± 6.34 26.4 ± 6.90 25.8 ± 7.17

Follow-up LVEF, mean ± SD 33.7 ± 12.42 28.1 ± 11.46 31.3 ± 11.26 35.3 ± 12.36

Change in LVEF, mean ± SD 8.06 ± 11.76 3.41 ± 9.43 4.86 ± 9.22 9.50 ± 12.17

Follow-up LVEF>35% 250 (38%) 25 (23%) 16 (27%) 209 (43%)

LVEF Change Categories, %
Any LVEF worsening 111 (17%) 27 (24%) 13 (22%) 71 (15%)
Unchanged 154 (23%) 39 (35%) 14 (24%) 101 (21%)
+ 1–14% 193 (29%) 29 (26%) 22 (37%) 142 (29%)
+ > 15% 201 (31%) 16 (14%) 10 (17%) 175 (36%)

Interval (in days) to Follow-up ECHO, median (IQR) 131 (112–154) 134 (116–156) 127 (106–159) 131 (111–153)

Changes in LVEF from Baseline to Follow-up for Patients on GDMT.

N=445 N=76 N=39 N=330

Baseline LVEF, mean ± SD 25.2 ± 7.10 24.2 ± 6.50 25.8 ± 7.14 25.4 ± 7.22

Follow-up LVEF, mean ± SD 33.9 ± 12.54 27.8 ± 11.38 30.9 ± 11.02 35.6 ± 12.47

Change in LVEF, mean ± SD 8.61 ± 11.74 3.59 ± 9.32 5.05 ± 9.24 10.19 ± 12.11

Interval (in days) to Follow-up ECHO, median (IQR) 132 (111–155) 133 (116–152) 132 (111–155) 127 (106–155)