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Table 2 Standard echocardiographic pre-examination (before treatment) data for cats with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

From: Assessment of myocardial function in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cats with and without response to medical treatment by carvedilol

 

Responder

Non-responder

 LA/Ao

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

1.5 (1.4, 1.6)

 IVSd, mm

6.1 (5.9, 6.8)

7.2 (6.5, 7.6)

 LVPWd, mm

4.9 (3.9, 5.9)

6.6 (6.3, 8.3) *

 LVIDd, mm

14.3 (13.5, 16.0)

13.1 (10.6, 14.5)

 LVIDs, mm

6.9 (3.0, 9.8)

6.0 (4.5, 6.6)

 FS, %

50.0 (42.9, 57.2)

54.9 (51.7, 61.2)

 E wave velocity, m/s

1.1 (0.9, 1.2)

0.8 (0.8, 1.0)

 Deceleration time of E wave, ms

56.2 (50.2, 75.4)

50.6 (42.6, 71.8)

 A wave velocity, m/s

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

 E/A ratio

0.9 (0.9, 1.1)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

  1. Data are expressed as medians (25, 75% interquartile ranges).
  2. IVSd: end-diastolic interventricular septal thickness; FS: fractional shortening; LA/Ao: left atrial to aortic root ratio; LVIDd: end-diastolic left ventricular internal diameter; LVIDs: end-systolic left ventricular internal diameter; LVPWd: end-diastolic left ventricular posterior-wall thickness.
  3. *Within a row, values differed significantly (p < 0.05) from Responder