Table 4

Correlation matrix for HED retention and time domain parameters of heart rate variability in dilated cardiomyopathy patients

SDNNSDANNRMSSDHRVTrilnd
C-11 HED retention (absolute)0.299
(n = 16)
0.225
(n = 16)
0.144
(n = 16)
0.437
(n = 16)
Inhomogeneity0.393
(n = 16)
0.228
(n = 16)
0.293
(n = 16)
0.5084-150
(n = 16)
  • 4-150 p < 0.05.

  • SDNN, standard deviation of all R-R intervals over 24 hours; SDANN, standard deviation of the mean R-R interval for all five minute segments of a 24 hour recording; HRVTrilnd, heart rate variability triangular index; RMSSD, square root of the mean of the sum of the squares of differences between adjacent NN intervals.