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Table 2 Direction of rotation: Distribution of DCM patients and the control group

From: LV rotational mechanics in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy compared to healthy individuals: Experience from the European CMR Registry

 

n

mean age

normal rotation

inversed apical rotation

inversed basal rotation

inversed rotation in both layers

DCM

82

58.0±14.0

47 (57.3%)

25 (30.5%)

8 (9.8%)

2 (2.4%)

control group

30

50.5±12.5

24 (80.0%)

1 (3.3%)

5 (16.7%)

0 (0%)