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Table 2 Echocardiographic variables

From: Brain natriuretic peptide is not predictive of dilated cardiomyopathy in Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and carriers

 

DMD

BMD

Functionally symptomatic carrier DMD

Functionally asymptomatic carrier DMD

Functionally symptomatic carrier BMD

Functionally asymptomatic carrier BMD

LVEDD (mm, range)

42 (35–66)

54 (33–77)

52 (43–64)

50 (40–69)

51.5 (42–58)

49 (39–78)

FSI (%, range)

33 (5–48)

30 (3–48)

35 (14–48)

33 (13–55)

32 (24–40)

34 (5–52)

LVF Dysfunction§

20%

34%

14%

10%

0%

3%

  1. LVEDD Left Ventricle End Diastolic Diameter, FSI Factional shortening Index, LVF Left Ventricular Function.
  2. § LVF dysfunction is any function less than good.