|
Cine-CMRI
|
ECHO
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Group A
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Group B
|
Group A
|
Group B
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Numbers of patients (n)
|
20
|
56
|
20
|
56
|
Mean EF %
|
26.2 ± 11.5
|
32.4 ± 10.4
|
24 ± 5.3
|
30.2 ± 6.8
|
Mean differences
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
P value
|
0.03
|
0.002
|
- n = Number of patients; Group A = Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular apical thrombus; Group 2 = comprised of patients showing no thrombus; P value is significant if 0.05 or less using One-Way ANOVA test; CMRI = cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; ECHO = trans-thoracic echocardiography; Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or number (%); EF = Ejection Fraction