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Heart 89:659-660 doi:10.1136/heart.89.6.659
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Measurements of cardiac troponin T in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Table 1

Changes in echocardiographic measurements in group 1 versus group 2 patients (non-dilated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)

Group 1 (n=15) Group 2 (n=15)
Baseline Follow up Baseline Follow up
Data are mean (SD).
*p<0.05 v group 1; **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, v baseline.
FS, fractional shortening; LVEDd, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; VST, ventricular septal thickness; PWT, posterior wall thickness.
FS (%) 43.0 (6.5) 42.1 (7.3) 36.7 (8.8)* 30.8 (8.4)***
LVEDd (mm) 44.8 (5.7) 44.1 (6.5) 46.0 (5.4) 45.8 (5.4)
VST (mm) 15.6 (4.5) 15.2 (3.2) 18.6 (3.4)* 16.8 (3.9)**
PWT (mm) 10.5 (1.7) 11.2 (2.3) 10.3 (2.4) 10.7 (2.2)

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