Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics.

From: Local electromechanical alterations determine the left ventricle rotational dynamics in CRT-eligible heart failure patients

Parameter

Wringing rotation

Group A

Rigid-body-type rotation

Group B

p value

Age (years)

70.5 ± 3.8

64.2 ± 5.9

0.02

Male, n (%)

3 (50)

18 (75)

0.30

ECG characteristics

QRS duration (ms)

170 ± 29

168 ± 16

0.80

LBBB morphology, n (%)

6 (100)

24 (100)

1.0

NYHA functional class

   

II, n (%)

4 (66.7)

12 (50)

0.37

III, n (%)

2 (33.3)

12 (54.5)

0.37

HF etiology

Ischemic, n (%)

6 (100)

24 (100)

1.0

Medications, n (%)

ACE-Is/ARBs

6 (100)

24 (100)

1.0

Beta-blockers

6 (100)

24 (100)

1.0

Diuretics and/or spironolactone

6 (100)

23 (95.8)

1.0

LVEDV (ml)

247.0 ± 106.8

238.9 ± 54.4

0.79

LVESV (ml)

181.5 ± 80.8

177.6 ± 40.8

0.87

LVEF (%)

27.0 ± 10.0

25.7 ± 5.0

0.65

Sphericity index

1.65 ± 0.13

1.59 ± 0.16

0.42

  1. Values are mean ± SD, median (25th; 75th percentile) or n (%).
  2. ACE-I angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, LVEDV left ventricle end-diastolic volume, LVESV left ventricle end-systolic volume, LVEF left ventricle ejection fraction.