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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and medications

From: Myocardial contrast echocardiography assessment of perfusion abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

 

Control Subjects

HCM Subjects

(n = 15)

(n = 15)

Age (years)

48 ± 6

54 ± 12

Sex (Male/Female)

7/8

11/4

BMI (kg/m2)

29.3 ± 7.7

30.1 ± 5.2

Family history of HCM, n (%)

0 (0%)

5 (33%)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

1 (6%)

0 (0%)

Hypertension, n (%)

3 (20%)

5 (33%)

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

3 (20%)

8 (53%)

Smoking history, n (%)

4 (26%)

1 (6%)

Ventricular tachycardia, n (%)

0 (0%)

2 (13%)

Angina, n (%)

0 (0%)

6 (40%)*

ICD (%)

0 (0%)

2 (13%)

HCM 5-year SCD risk (%)

 

2.9 ± 1.2

NT-proBNP, median (pg/mL) [IQR]

 

285 [91–910]

Gene mutation positive, n (%)

 

6 (47%)

Medications, n (%)

 ACE-I/ARB

4 (26%)

2 (13%)

 Beta blocker

4 (26%)

9 (60%)

 Non-DHP calcium channel blocker

1 (6%)

4 (26%)

 Disopyramide

0 (0%)

5 (33%)*

 Amiodarone

0 (0%)

1 (6.7%)

 Anti-platelet

5 (33%)

4 (26%)

 Warfarin

0 (0%)

1 (6.7%)

  1. ACE-I Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI Body mass index, DHP Dihydropyridine, HCM Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ICD Implantable cardiac defibrillator, IQR Interquartile range, NT-proBNP N- terminal pro-hormone B-type natriuretic peptide, SCD Sudden cardiac death
  2. *p < 0.05 vs controls