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Table 2 LV GLS and 123I-MIBG characteristics

From: Characterization of the left ventricular arrhythmogenic substrate with multimodality imaging: role of innervation imaging and left ventricular global longitudinal strain

 

All Patients (n = 155)

Patients without appropriate ICD therapy (n = 112)

Patients with appropriate ICD therapy (n = 43)

p-value

Two-dimensional echocardiography

 Left ventricular end-diastolic volume, (ml)

247 ± 87

236 ± 83

274 ± 90

0.017

 Left ventricular end- systolic volume, (ml)

186 ± 72

181 ± 71

201 ± 73

0.117

 Left ventricular ejection fraction, (%)

25 ± 6.3

25 ± 6.4

26 ± 6.0

0.276

 Left ventricular GLS, (%)

−7.4 ± 2.2

−7.6 ± 2.1

−6.7 ± 2.2

0.020

123I-MIBG SPECT

 Heart mediastinum ratio late

1.43 ± 0.2

1.47 ± 0.2

1.34 ± 0.2

<0.001

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation
  2. GLS Global longitudinal strain
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