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Table 2 Comparison of left ventricular ejection fraction between group A and group B

From: Insights on the left ventricular thrombus in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

 

Cine-CMRI

ECHO

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

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

  1. 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