|
Parameter
|
Steroid Only (A) (n=114)
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Steroid plus ACEI_ARB (B) (n=92)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Age (yrs)
|
10.0 ± 2.4
|
12.4 ± 3.2
|
<0.0001
|
|
Heart Rate (bpm)
|
101 ± 19
|
104 ± 15
|
0.2498
|
|
LVEDV (mL)
|
82.5 ± 21.8
|
86.7 ± 24.8
|
0.2023
|
|
LVM (g)
|
58.6 ± 19.4
|
62.1 ± 19.8
|
0.1031
|
|
EF (%)
|
64.2 ± 6.1
|
62.8 ± 7.5
|
0.1414
|
|
εcc (%)
|
-13.8 ± 1.9
|
-12.8 ± 2.0
|
0.0004
|
|
Steroid dose (gram/kg/day)
|
0.7 ± 0.29
|
0.6 ± 0.22
|
0.4838
|
|
ACE-I dose (gram/kg/day)
|
N/A
|
0.16 ± 0.08
|
N/A
|
|
ARB dose (gram/kg/day)
|
N/A
|
0.73 ± 0.29
|
N/A
|
- Abbreviations: ACE-I = Angiotension Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, ARB = Angiotension Receptor Block, bpm = beat per minute, Clinic Prior to CMR = Previous Clinic Visiting Documenting Medication and Dose Prior to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study, DMD = Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, εcc = Circumferential Strain, EF = Ejection Fraction, LVEDV = Left Ventricular Endiastolic Volume, LVM = Left Ventricular Mass.
