Evaluation of right and left ventricular function using speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and their first degree relatives

Table 1 Subject clinical details

	ARVC (n = 17)	Relatives (n = 19)	Controls (n = 22)	P-value	P-value*
	Median (range)	Median (range)	Median (range)	P-value	P-value*
Age (years)	49 (32–70)	29 (19–73)	36 (24–66)	0.024	0.445
Heart rate (bpm)	58 (45–90)	62 (49–88)	68 (45–94)	0.178	0.121
BMI (kg/m ² )	25.3 (20.2–32.2)	24.3 (20.5–42.6)	22.5 (18.8–28.1)	0.177	0.371
BSA (m ² )	1.96 (1.65–2.39)	2.00 (1.73–2.64)	1.97 (1.71–2.25)	0.898	0.990
SBP (mmHg)	130 (100–170)	130 (110–155)	120 (105–140)	0.078	0.045
DBP (mmHg)	80 (60–95)	80 (60–90)	70 (60–90)	0.002	0.018
Arrhythmia-related symptoms	13 (76%)	2 (11%)	0	-	-

Differences between groups analyzed using non-parametric ANOVA.
* Controls vs. relatives using Mann–Whitney U-test.
BMI is body mass index, BSA is body surface area, SBP and DBP are systolic respective diastolic blood pressure.

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