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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The Association of a classical left bundle Branch Block Contraction Pattern by vendor-independent strain echocardiography and outcome after cardiac resynchronization therapy

 

All

No Classical

Classical

 

n = 283

n = 87

n = 196

p-value

Age, years

66 ± 11

67 ± 9

65 ± 12

0.13

Women

113 (40%)

20 (23%)

93 (47%)

< 0.001

Days from ECG to CRTa

6 (2–25)

7 (3–24)

6 (1–24)

0.89

Ischemic heart disease

136 (48%)

55 (63%)

81 (41%)

< 0.001

NYHA class III/IV

230 (81%)

74 (85%)

156 (80%)

0.32

QRS duration, ms

157 ± 21

146 ± 17

162 ± 21

< 0.001

QRS duration < 150 ms

110 (39%)

53 (61%)

57 (29%)

< 0.001

Strict LBBB

226 (80%)

55 (63%)

171 (87%)

< 0.001

1st degree AV block

51 (18%)

16 (18%)

35 (18%)

0.99

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

82 (29%)

30 (34%)

52 (27%)

0.20

Hypertension

195 (69%)

67 (77%)

128 (65%)

0.05

Diabetes

90 (32%)

40 (46%)

50 (26%)

< 0.001

Creatinine, mg/dL+

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

0.01

ACE/ARB

230 (81%)

68 (78%)

162 (83%)

0.32

Betablocker

257 (91%)

79 (91%)

178 (91%)

0.82

  1. aMedian (25th–75th percentile), Wilcoxon rank-sum test used for testing differences
  2. ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin II-receptor blocker, AV Atrioventricular, CRT Cardiac resynchronization therapy, ECG Electrocardiogram; LBBB Left bundle branch block, NYHA New York Heart Association