Echocardiographic parameters, NT-pro-BNP level and NYHA class in different types of desmin and ubiquitin expression
| Type | Desmin | p Values | Ubiquitin | p Values | Desmin mRNA | p Values | |||||||||
| I | IIA | IIB | III | A | B | C | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| NYHA class | 1.4±0.7 | 1.9±0.7 | 2.0±0.8 | 2.2±0.6 | 0.05 | 1.6±0.9 | 1.8±0.6 | 2.0±0.8 | 2.1±0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6±0.8 | 2.0±0.6 | 2.1±0.6 | 2.2±0.7 | 0.3 |
| NT-pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 336±280 | 1556±657 | 1923±1221 | 1725±573 | 0.001 | 772±453 | 1331±765 | 2155±1232 | 1562±631 | 0.06 | 487±667 | 1422±993 | 1178±818 | 1770±585 | 0.03 |
| LVEF (%) | 48±13 | 36±16 | 28±8 | 27.5±7 | 0.001 | 45±10 | 38±11 | 27±7 | 27±7 | 0.004 | 45±14 | 35±16 | 29±7 | 27±7 | 0.03 |
| LVEDD (mm) | 59±8 | 61±10 | 66±8 | 67±6 | 0.02 | 58±6 | 62±8 | 66±5 | 67±5 | 0.03 | 58±9 | 62±12 | 66±7 | 66±6 | 0.06 |
p Values for statistical comparisons between desmin expression and various parameters, and between ubiquitin expression and various parameters, respectively. Data shown as mean±SD.
LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NT-pro-BNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association.