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Table 3 Calcium-induced force values of right atrial myofilaments in 218 patients

From: Clinically inapparent right heart dysfunction is associated with reduced myofilament force development in coronary artery disease

Characteristics

Group 1

n: 178 (82%)

Group 2

n: 40 (18%)

P value

pCa 7.0

0.023 ± 0.015 mN

0.021 ± 0.014 mN

0.625

pCa 6.5

0.042 ± 0.022 mN

0.035 ± 0.017 mN

0.069

pCa 6.0

0.148 ± 0.088 mN

0.112 ± 0.052 mN

0.011

pCa 5.75

0.263 ± 0.162 mN

0.193 ± 0.111 mN

0.010

pCa 5.5

0.450 ± 0.242 mN

0.330 ± 0.183 mN

0.004

pCa 5.4

0.567 ± 0.272 mN

0.424 ± 0.222 mN

0.002

pCa 5.3

0.630 ± 0.296 mN

0.462 ± 0.246 mN

0.001

pCa 5.2

0.705 ± 0.326 mN

0.521 ± 0.264 mN

0.001

pCa 5.1

0.763 ± 0.343 mN

0.575 ± 0.282 mN

0.001

pCa 5.0

0.770 ± 0.358 mN

0.574 ± 0.929 mN

0.001

pCa 4.75

0.847 ± 0.375 mN

0.642 ± 0.304 mN

0.001

pCa 4.52

0.834 ± 0.384 mN

0.636 ± 0.315 mN

0.003

  1. pCa logarithmic calcium-concentration