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Table 2 Findings of ECG, carotid Doppler, and echocardiography among included Behçet’s patients (N = 40)

From: The pattern of cardiovascular manifestations in Egyptian Behçet’s patients and its relation to disease activity

ECG findings

N

%

Axis deviation

Left

11

27.50

Right

0

0

Ventricular hypertrophy

Left

12

30.00

Right

0

0

Bundle Branch block

Right

1

2.50

Left

5

12.50

Carotid artery parameters

N

%

Carotid duplex

Abnormal (increased IMT) carotid atherosclerotic vascular disease

3

7.50

Normal

37

92.50

Carotid IMT (mm)

Range

0.5−1.2

Mean ± SD

0.785 ± 0.159

Echocardiography parameters

Ejection fraction

Range

56−78

Mean ± SD

65.575±5.198

RVSP (mmHg)

Range

20−35

Mean ± SD

25.075 ± 2.664

Left ventricular end systolic diameter (mm)

Range

24 − 35

Mean ± SD

30.600 ± 2.468

Left ventricular end diastolic diameter (mm)

Range

39 − 55

Mean ± SD

47.975 ± 3.846

Interventricular septum diameter (mm)

Range

7 − 10

Mean ± SD

8.500 ± 0.934

Left atrial diameter (mm)

Range

28 − 41

Mean ± SD

33.800 ± 3.674

Pulmonary artery pressure (mmHg)

Range

12 − 32

Mean ± SD

17.600 ± 4.471

Valves, aortic root, and right ventricular systolic diameters

N

%

Aortic valve

AR

4

10.00

Mitral valve

MR

7

17.50

Tricuspid valve

TR

11

27.50

Pulmonary valve

PR

5

12.50

Tricuspid and pulmonary valve

TR and PR

3

7.5%

Mitral and tricuspid valve

MR and TR

4

10%

Mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valve

MR,TR, and PR

2

5%

Aortic root diameter

Normal

40

100.00

Right ventricular systolic diameter

Normal

40

100.00

Other abnormalities

N

%

Diastolic dysfunction

Positive

10

25.00

Pulmonary artery pressure

Increase

3

7.5%

Pericardium

Normal

40

100%

Intracardiac masses

Positive

2

5.00%

  1. ECG electrocardiogram, RVSP right ventricular systolic pressure, AR aortic regurgitation, TR tricuspid regurgitation, MR mitral regurgitation, PR pulmonary regurgitation, SD standard deviation