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Table 2 Correlations of LGE, geometry and other diagnostic parameters in the studied population sample (n = 255)

From: Auxiliary diagnostic potential of ventricle geometry and late gadolinium enhancement in left ventricular non-compaction; non-randomized case control study

 

LVNC

NC/C > 2.3:1

NC > 20%LV

LGE

LVEF < 50%

C

NC

NC/C

MIN EDD

MAX EDD

MaxMin EDDR

LVNC

Rho CC

NA

0.888

0.960

0.140

0.234

−0.668

0.560

0.795

−0.079

0.234

0.689

p

 

<0.001

<0.001

0.025

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.206

<0.001

<0.001

MNC

Rho CC

0.032

0.240

NA

0.066

0.114

−0.258

0.496

0.575

0.032

0.061

0.093

p

0.690

0.003

 

0.414

0.156

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.693

0.454

0.249

Age (years)

Rho CC

−0.094

−0.038

−0.095

0.137

0.110

0.118

0.061

−0.053

0.115

0.100

−0.087

p

0.136

0.544

0.132

0.029

0.080

0.060

0.333

0.395

0.066

0.110

0.168

LA (cm2)

Rho CC

−0.063

−0.087

−0.060

0.143

0.275

0.210

0.075

−0.085

0.522

0.506

−0.070

p

0.314

0.165

0.338

0.023

<0.001

0.001

0.233

0.176

<0.001

<0.001

0.268

EDV (mL)

Rho CC

0.128

0.074

0.130

0.173

0.426

0.058

0.188

0.082

0.729

0.750

0.008

p

0.042

0.238

0.039

0.006

<0.001

0.359

0.003

0.192

<0.001

<0.001

0.905

ESV (mL)

Rho CC

0.255

0.210

0.265

0.224

0.666

−0.041

0.294

0.218

0.685

0.726

0.059

p

<0.001

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.512

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.344

LVEDD (cm)

Rho CC

0.209

0.182

0.226

0.206

0.520

0.006

0.318

0.196

0.656

0.689

0.043

p

0.001

0.004

<0.001

0.001

<0.001

0.930

<0.001

0.002

<0.001

<0.001

0.491

IVS (cm)

Rho CC

−0.196

−0.169

−0.220

0.262

0.057

0.377

−0.026

−0.251

0.202

0.130

−0.137

p

0.002

0.007

<0.001

<0.001

0.369

<0.001

0.676

<0.001

0.001

0.037

0.029

LVEF

Rho CC

−0.313

−0.309

−0.332

−0.301

−0.809

0.154

−0.330

−0.311

−0.507

−0.570

−0.117

p

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.014

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.062

MM (gram)

Rho CC

−0.157

−0.190

−0.168

0.202

0.253

0.395

0.025

−0.222

0.554

0.498

−0.144

p

0.012

0.002

0.007

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.687

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.021

  1. LVNC Left ventricular non compaction, NC/C > 2.3:1 NC to C ratio > 2.3:1 - non-compact to compact layers thickness ratio, LGE Late gadolinium enhancement, NC > 20%LV Non-compact myocardium proportion > 20% of the left ventricle, EDD End diastolic dimension, Max maximal, Min minimal, MaxMinEDDR ratio of maximal to minimal EDD, MNC Marginal non-compaction (clinical suspicions of LVNC), NA Not applicable, LVEDD (cm) Left ventricle end diastolic dimension in 4-chamber view, IVS (cm) Interventricular septum thickness in 4-chamber view, LA (cm2) Left atrial area in square centimeters in 4-chamber view, LVEF (%) Left ventricle ejection fraction, EDV (mL) End diastolic volume, ESV (mL) End systolic volume, LVEF (%) Left ventricle ejection fraction, MM (gram) Myocardial mass in end-diastole. Significant correlations presented in bold