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Table 2 Left ventricle characteristic

From: Subclinical myocardial injury in patients with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1 and preserved ejection fraction – assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

 

All FSHD1 patients (n = 52)

Healthy subjects (n = 29)

FSHD1 with focal fibrosis (n = 13)

FSHD1 without focal fibrosis (n = 39)

EF (%)

63 ± 5

64 ± 4

62 ± 4

63 ± 5

EDV (mL)

126 ± 21

120 ± 22

127 ± 29

125 ± 17

ESV (mL)

48 ± 11

43 ± 11

50 ± 13

48 ± 11

SV (mL)

78 ± 15

77 ± 13

77 ± 20

78 ± 12

EDVi (mL/cm)

0.69 ± 0.10

0.73 ± 0.13

0.69 ± 0.13

0.69 ± 0.09

LVMi (g/cm)

0.55 ± 0.12

0.58 ± 0.08

0.61 ± 0.13*

0.53 ± 0.11

  1. EF = ejection fraction; EDV = end-diastolic volume; ESV = end-systolic volume; SV = stroke volume; EDVi = end-diastolic volume index; LVMi = left ventricular mass index. * p < 0.05 (healthy subjects compared to FSHD1)