Table 3.
Treatments and outcome after diagnosis.
| Total (n = 106) (%) | Asymptomatic group (n = 69) | Symptomatic group (n = 37) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac surgery or PCI | 41 (38.7%) | 21 (30%) | 20 (54%) | 0.025 | |
| Mean follow-up after diagnosis (years) | 10 ± 5 | 7 ±4 | |||
| Death | 27 | 20 (29%) | 7 (20%) | NS | |
| Cause of death | Cardiac | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Cancer | 12 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Others/unknown | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| EF at last follow-up (mean value ± SD) | 60 ± 10 | 50 ± 13 | 0.024 | ||
| Patients with EF <50% at last follow-up | 25 (23.6%) | 10 (14.5%) | 15 (40%) | 0.01 | |
EF, Ejection Fraction; PCI, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; SD, Standard Deviation.