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Table 2 Initial echocardiographic and cardiac catheterization findings

From: Prediction of left ventricular reverse remodeling after therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers and β blockers in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Variables

LVRR (+)

LVRR (−)

p value

Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (mm)

62 ± 6

67 ± 6

0.033

Left ventricular end-systolic dimension (mm)

53 ± 6

57 ± 8

0.093

Left ventricular fractional shortening (%)

15 ± 4

14 ± 5

0.574

Interventricular septal thickness (mm)

10 ± 2

10 ± 1

0.727

Left ventricular posterior wall thickness (mm)

10 ± 2

9 ± 2

0.165

Relative wall thickness

0.32 ± 0.01

0.29 ± 0.06

0.106

Left atrial dimension (mm)

43 ± 6

42 ± 7

0.653

Left ventricular mass index (g/m2)

204 ± 58

196 ± 68

0.703

Left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (ml/m2)

144 ± 72

169 ± 43

0.197

Left ventricular end-systolic volume index (ml/m2)

100 ± 66

119 ± 42

0.274

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

34 ± 13

31 ± 9

0.357

Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (mm Hg)

12 ± 6

12 ± 7

0.819

Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (mm Hg)

11 ± 8

11 ± 8

0.929

Systolic pulmonary artery pressure (mm Hg)

30 ± 12

29 ± 9

0.672

Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mm Hg)

19 ± 8

19 ± 9

0.961

Right ventricular end-diastolic pressure (mm Hg)

8 ± 3

7 ± 4

0.806

Mean right atrial pressure (mm Hg)

6 ± 2

6 ± 4

0.963

Systolic aortic pressure (mm Hg)

112 ± 22

112 ± 19

0.985

Mean aortic pressure (mm Hg)

87 ± 15

84 ± 12

0.614

Cardiac index (ml/min/m2)

2.1 ± 0.6

2.2 ± 0.6

0.486

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD. LVRR, left ventricular reverse remodeling.