Table 2 Cardiac characteristics of study participant subgroups by cardiomyopathy severity.

From: Variant burden and severity of cardiomyopathy in patients with DMD-related Duchenne muscular dystrophy

 

Concordant Sibling Cohort

Discordant Sibling Cohort

Unrelated Participants Cohort

 

Severe

Less Severe

Severe

Less Severe

Severe

Less Severe

n

4

14

6

7

8

15

Number with Full cMRI Data Available

4

(100%)

12

(85.7%)

5

(83.3%)

6

(85.7%)

6

(75%)

15

(100%)

Average Age at Most Recent cMRI in Years

18.0

12.6

15.5

12.6

11.1

18.8

Average LVEF by Most Recent cMRI

36%

61.4%

45%

55.5%

36.8%

57.1%

Number with LGE Observed (%)

4

(100%)

7

(50%)

6

(100%)

5

(71.4%)

6

(75%)

12

(80%)

Average Age of LGE on cMRI in Years

15.0

10.7

14.2

17.2

15.1

15.5

Documented Deaths (%)

2

(50%)

0

3

(50%)

0

7

(87.5%)

1

(6.7%)

Average Age at Death in Years

25.6

NA

18.3

NA

18.5

23.1

  1. cMRI cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, NA not applicable.