Table 1 Subject characteristics. Parameter values are presented as mean ± SD. Number of subjects is given as a quantity with the proportion (%) relative all subjects within brackets. Abbreviations: ARVC = arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, BMI = body mass index, CMR = cardiac magnetic resonance, n = number, n.a. = not applicable, PH = pulmonary hypertension, RVEF = right ventricular ejection fraction, TAPSE = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TTE = transthoracic echocardiography
Variables | Patients (n = 25) | Healthy subjects (n = 12) | Overall (n = 37) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 55 ± 11 | 36 ± 12 | 49 ± 15 |
BMI [weight(kg)/length(m)2] | 27 ± 4 | 24 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 |
Women | 5 (20%) | 4 (33%) | 9 (24%) |
RVEF by TTE (ellipsoid model), % | 45 ± 7 | 59 ± 3 | 50 ± 9 |
TAPSE by TTE, mm | 17 ± 5 | 22 ± 3 | 19 ± 5 |
RVEF by CMR (endocardial delineation in short-axis images and summation of subvolumes), % | 38 ± 10 | 56 ± 4 | 43 ± 12 |
Time difference between CMR and TTE, days | 29 ± 26 | n.a.(a) | n.a.(a) |
Absence of significant heart valve disease at TTE(b) | 20 (80%) | 12 (100%) | 32 (86%) |
Absence of significant pericardial effusion at TTE(c) | 25 (100%) | 12 (100%) | 37 (100%) |
Diagnosed with or suspected primarily right-sided pathology before or during the current time of study entry(d) | 7 (28%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (19%) |