Parameters | All patients (n = 119) | Ischaemic (n = 52) | Non-ischaemic (n = 67) | Ischaemic vs non-ischaemic | |||
p Value | p Value | p Value | p Value | ||||
ΔLVEDV (cm3) | −21 (31) | <0.001 | −17 (27) | <0.001 | −25 (33) | <0.001 | 0.169 |
ΔLVESV (cm3) | −26 (30) | <0.001 | −21 (26) | <0.001 | −31 (33) | <0.001 | 0.082 |
ΔLV ejection fraction (%) | 7.4 (6.9) | <0.001 | 5.9 (6.0) | <0.001 | 8.6 (7.4) | <0.001 | 0.032 |
ΔSphericity index, end-diastole | 0.09 (0.23) | <0.001 | 0.06 (0.22) | 0.060 | 0.11 (0.23) | 0.001 | 0.288 |
ΔSphericity index, end-systole | 0.13 (0.29) | <0.001 | 0.10 (0.28) | 0.018 | 0.16 (0.31) | <0.001 | 0.294 |
ΔMitral regurgitation (%) | −10 (17) | <0.001 | −8 (16) | 0.003 | −12 (17) | <0.001 | 0.219 |
ΔMPI | −0.15 (0.26) | <0.001 | −0.12 (0.29) | 0.016 | −0.16 (0.24) | <0.001 | 0.348 |
ΔLV filling time (ms) | 59 (147) | <0.001 | 38 (125) | 0.057 | 76 (161) | 0.001 | 0.204 |
ΔQuality of life score | −9 (22) | <0.001 | −7 (18) | 0.015 | −11 (24) | <0.001 | 0.267 |
Δ6-minute hall-walk distance (metres) | 32 (81) | <0.001 | 22 (93) | 0.141 | 40 (70) | <0.001 | 0.256 |
ΔNYHA class, % of patients | |||||||
Improvement of two classes | 10 | 8 | 12 | ||||
Improvement of one class | 63 | <0.001 | 56 | <0.001 | 67 | <0.001 | 0.092 |
No improvement | 24 | 34 | 18 | ||||
Deterioration of one class | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Δ, changes between three-month follow-up and baseline; LV, left ventricular; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; MPI: myocardial performance index; NYHA, New York Heart Association.