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Table 2 Laboratory data and echocardiographic parameter of cardiac assessment

From: High sensitive troponin T and heart fatty acid binding protein: Novel biomarker in heart failure with normal ejection fraction?: A cross-sectional study

 

Normal DF (n = 30)

mild LVDD (n = 51)

HFnEF (n = 49)

p-value

Biomarker

    

NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

89 (43-120)

81 (54-118)

444 (251-937)

<0.001*

hsTnT (pg/ml)

< 3 (< 3-6.4)

5.6 (< 3-9.8)

8.5 (3.9-17.5)

0.001*

hFABP (pg/ml)

2361 (1860-3081)

3029 (2533-3761)

3669 (2918-4839)

<0.001*

Routine parameter

    

LDL (mg/dl)

106 (92-130)

106 (84-134)

111 (84-137)

0.927

HDL (mg/dl)

53 (45-68)

53 (39-63)

49 (42-60)

0.823

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

125 (100-210)

146 (103-233)

152 (115-206)

0.762

Creatinin (mg/dl)

0,9 (0,7-1,0)

0,9 (0,8-1,0)

0,9 (0,8-1,2)

0.050

Hba1c (%)

5,7 (5,5-6,1)

6,1 (5,8-7,0)

6,2 (5,7-6,6)

0.004*

Systolic function

    

Ejection fraction (%)

63(60-67)

67 (61-71)

67 (63-73)

0.103

GLS ( -,%)

19,0 (19,9-17,3)

20,3 (21,8-16,9)

18,6 (21,2-16,5)

0.323

LV geometry

    

LVEDD (mm)

43 (41-48)

43 (39-47)

45 (40-48)

0.413

LVMi (g/m2)

75 (64-97)

84 (68-104)

100 (76-135)

0.011*

Diastolic function

    

LA- Index (ml/m2)

27,5 (23,9-29,2)

28,1 (23,7-31,1)

39,1 (34,2-49,1)

<0.001*

E (cm/s)

60 (50-60)

60 (60-70)

70 (60-90)

<0.001*

A (cm/s)

70 (50-70)

80 (70-90)

80 (70-90)

<0.001*

E/A ratio

0,86 (0,71-1,18)

0,78 (0,71-0,89)

0,88 (0,77-1,25)

0.055

E' septal (cm/s)

8,0 (7,1-8,9)

5,9 (5,1-7,1)

5,6 (4,8-6,2)

<0.001*

E' lateral (cm/s)

10,4 (8,8-11,6)

8,2 (6,7-9,2)

7,3 (5,8-9,0)

<0.001*

E/E' septal ratio

7,1(6,2-7,7)

10,6 (8,8-12,2)

12,8 (10,9-16,4)

0.001*

E/E' average ratio

6,50(5,6-6,9)

9,0 (7,8-10,5)

11,2 (9,5-14,5)

<0.001*

  1. Values are median (interquartile range). * Statistically significant (p < 0.05). A = late diastolic transmitral inflow velocity, EF = ejection fraction. DF = diastolic function, GLS = global longitudinal strain, LA = left atrial, E = early diastolic transmitral inflow velocity, E″ septal = early diastolic tissue doppler velocity septal, E″lateral = early diastolic tissue doppler velocity lateral, HFnEF = heart failure with normal ejection fraction, hFABP = heart fatty acid binding protein, hsTnT = high sensitive troponin T, LVEDD = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LV = left ventricular, LVMi = left ventricular muscle mass index, NT-proBNP = amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.