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Table 2 Analysis of covariance summary results: Comparisons between steroid only vs. steroid plus ACEI_ARB (medication) adjusted for age as a continuous variable

From: Effects of steroids and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on circumferential strain in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study utilizing cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Response Variable

Medication

Age

 

F-statistics

P-value

F-statistics

P-value

Heart Rate (bpm)

1.11

0.2930

0.00

0.9979

LVEDV (mL)

1.33

0.2503

37.01

<0.0001

LVM (g)

2.19

0.1405

64.38

<0.0001

EF (%)

0.03

0.8594

9.10

0.0029

εcc (%)

1.74

0.1885

30.85

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: ACE-I = Angiontension Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, ARB = Angiotension Receptor Blocker, bpm = beat per minute,?εcc = Circumferential Strain, EF = Ejection Fraction, LVEDV = Left Ventricular Endiastolic Volume, LVM = Left Ventricular Mass.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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