The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 2 Comparing ECG and echocardiographic findings between group C and group D

From: Global longitudinal strain detects subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and carriers

	Group C (female carriers)	Group D (control)	p value
	n = 25	n = 25	p value
Age (years)	30.28 ± 9.69	33.52 ± 6.63	0.17
Echocardiography
IVSd (mm)	7.68 ± 1.38	9.64 ± 1.11	< 0.001
PWd (mm)	7.48 ± 1.45	9.32 ± 0.99	< 0.001
LVEDD (mm)	44.92 ± 4.09	48.44 ± 3.08	0.001
LVESD (mm)	29.48 ± 3.34	30.84 ± 2.15	0.09
LVED vol (ml)	93.64 ± 19.51	93.16 ± 18.44	0.93
LVES Vol (ml)	33.48 ± 9.95	36.76 ± 10.39	0.26
LA dimension (mm)	33.04 ± 4.32	35.64 ± 3.30	0.02
EF% Modified Simpson's (%)	63.84 ± 5.24	62.36 ± 5.30	0.32
Diastolic function E/E'	5.64 ± 1.04	5.18 ± 1.08	0.13
GLS	− 16.64 ± 3.55	− 21.12 ± 1.36	< 0.001
ECG
HR (bpm)	81.16 ± 10.73	81.28 ± 7.65	0.96
PR interval (msec)	154.8 ± 18.11	146 ± 15.94	0.05
QRS duration (msec)	88.96 ± 7.10	89.52 ± 5.99	0.764

bpm bear per minute, ECG electrocardiography, EF ejection fraction, GLS global longitudinal strain, HR heart rate, IVSd interventricular septum diameter, mm millimeter, LA left atrium, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESD left ventricular end-systolic diameter, LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume, msec millisecond, PWd posterior wall diameter

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