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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population, ECG criteria and echocardiographic criteria before CRT implantation

From: Role of Strauss ECG criteria as predictor of response in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy

 

No. = 67

Age

 

Mean ± SD

62.57 ± 5.84

Range

52–74

Gender

 

Male

39 (58.2%)

Female

28 (41.8%)

BMI

 

Mean ± SD

30.93 ± 4.54

Range

24–46

Diabetes

 

Yes

40 (59.7%)

HTN

 

Yes

44 (65.7%)

CKD

 

eGFR > 60

57 (85.1%)

eGFR 30–60

10 (14.9%)

Cardiomyopathy

 

DCM

34 (50.7%)

ICM

33 (49.3%)

ACEI

 

Yes

51 (76.1%)

ARNI

 

Yes

7 (10.4%)

BB

 

Yes

67 (100.0%)

Diuretics

 

Yes

64 (95.5%)

MRAs

 

Yes

44 (65.7%)

SGLT2 inh

 

Yes

8 (11.9%)

QRS duration (msec)

 

Mean ± SD

148.66 ± 22.42

Range

130–200

Non-Strauss/Strauss

 

Non-Strauss

37 (55.2%)

Strauss

30 (44.8%)

Range

5–15

Pre TR

 

Mild

51 (76.1%)

Moderate

12 (17.9%)

Severe

4 (6.0%)

Pre FAC

 

Normal

57 (85.1%)

Impaired

10 (14.9%)

Pre RVSP (mmhg)

 

Mean ± SD

33.49 ± 9.25

Range

30–60

Responders

 

Non-responders

16 (24.2%)

Responders

50 (75.8%)

GLS improvement

 

Median (IQR)

− 4 (− 6 to − 3)

Range

− 11–0

GCS improvement

 

Median (IQR)

− 5 (− 7 to − 3)

Range

− 10–0

Post TR

 

Mild

50 (75.8%)

Moderate

12 (18.2%)

Severe

4 (6.1%)

Post FAC

 

Normal

57 (86.4%)

Impaired

9 (13.6%)

Post RVSP

 

Mean ± SD

34.38 ± 8.21

Range

30–65

6-month hospitalization

 

Yes

25 (37.3%)

Mortality

 

Yes

1 (1.5%)

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