Research Article

Prognostic Factors and Survival of Chinese Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis

Table 2

Echocardiographic characteristics according to survival.

ParametersNonsurvival group
()
Survival group
()

LA diameter (mm)0.91
RA diameter (mm)0.68
LVESD (mm)0.14
LVEDD (mm)0.54
LVESV (mL)0.89
LVEDV (mL)0.56
LVEF (%)0.49
Thickness of IVS (mm)0.09
Thickness of LVPW (mm)0.002
E velocity (m/s)0.32
A velocity (m/s)0.31
E/A0.03
DT (ms)0.06
e velocity (m/s)0.01
E/e0.009
PE ()25200.95
ENDO LSsys for LV walls (cm/s)
 IVS0.003
 LAT0.15
 INF0.22
 ANT0.38
 POS0.02
 ASE0.01
ENDO LSsys for LV levels (cm/s)
 Basal<0.001
 Mid0.01
 Apical0.42
ENDO LSsys for global LV0.02

LA: left atrium; RA: right atrium; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESV: left ventricular systolic volume; LVEDV: left ventricular end-diastolic volume; EF: ejection fraction; LVPW: left ventricular posterior wall; E: mitral early diastolic flow velocity; A: mitral flow velocity of late diastolic phase; DT: E-wave deceleration time; e: early diastolic velocity at attachment position of mitral septal myocardial tissue; PE: pericardial effusion; ENDO LSsys for LV: endocardial longitudinal strain during left ventricle systole; IVS: interventricular septum; LAT: lateral wall; ANT: anterior wall; INF: inferior wall; POS: posterior wall; ASE: anterior septum.