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Table 5 Parameter of cardiac assessment according to hFABP quartiles

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

 

1rd Quartile

2nd Quartile

3rd Quartile

4th Quartile

p-value

hFABP (pg/ml) Systolic function

0-2405 (n = 33)

2406-3057 (n = 34)

3057-3908 (n = 32)

>3908 (n = 32)

 

EF (%)

64 (60-68)

67 (61-72)

64 (62-70)

68 (63-74)

0.103

GLS ( -,%)

19.0 (20.6-17.0)

18.5 (21.4-16. 2)

19.0 (21.2-16.6)

20.3 (22.4-17. 3)

0.323

LV Geometry

     

LVEDD (mm)

43 (40-48)

45 (40-49)

44 (41-51)

43 (40-47)

0.413

LVMi (g/m2)

76 (66-103)

94 (74-107)

83 (63-104)

97 (71-118)

0.011*

Diastolic function

     

LA- Index (ml/m2)

27 (23-30)

28 (24-35)

31 (26-37)

36 (29-40)

<0.001*

E/A ratio

0.86 (0.75-1.00)

0.82 (0.75-1.00)

0.86 (0.71-1.11)

0.88 (0.71-1.13)

0.055

E' septal (cm/s)

7.2 (5.5-8.0)

5.8 (5.3-6.6)

6.2 (5.2-7.3)

5.6 (4.4-6.5)

<0.001*

E' lateral (cm/s)

10.3 (6.8-11.0)

8.1 (7.0-9.0)

8.9 (7.6-9.6)

6.8 (5.5-8.7)

<0.001*

E/E' septal ratio

8.3 (7.5-10.6)

10.8 (8.6-12.3)

11.2 (8.5-13.2)

12.3 (10.3-15.7)

<0.001*

E/E' average ratio

6.84 (6.47-8.77)

9.06 (7.80-10.70)

9.46 (7.59-10.71)

10.94 (9.33-14.51)

<0.001*

Laboratory

     

NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

71 (39-197)

119 (62-201)

152 (95-257)

294 (98-572)

<0.001*

  1. Values are median (interquartile range). * Statistically significant (p < 0.05). A = late diastolic transmitral inflow velocity, EF = ejection fraction. 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, hFABP = heart fatty acid binding protein, LV = left ventricular, LVEDD = left ventricular enddiastolic diameter, LVMi = left ventricular muscle mass index, NT-proBNP = amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.