Table 4.

Echocardiography abnormalities in 53 women with DMD gene aberrations.

Structural changes	Number (%)
LVEDV indexed ≥62 ml /m2	8 (17)
LV mass >95 g/m2	1(2)
Systolic function
EF (biplane) <54%	11 (21)
GLS ≤ 20%	29 (63)
Diastolic function
LA volume indexed >34 ml/m2	9 (17)
Normal	21 (40)
Grade 1	25 (48)
Grade 2	0 (0)
Grade 3	2 (4)

LVEDV, left ventricular end diastolic volume; LV, left ventricular; EF, ejection fraction; GLS, global longitudinal strain; LA, left atrium; indexed, divided by body surface area.