Can Serum Tenascin-C Be Used as a Marker of Inflammation in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy?

Table 4

M-mode echocardiographic data of group I compared to group II.

M-mode		𝑁	Mean	±SD	t-test	P value
LVIDD (cm)	Group I	12	4.62	0.91	4.264	0.001**
	Group II	12	3.06	0.87
LVIDS (cm)	Group I	12	4.10	0.79	5.997	0.001**
	Group II	12	2.17	0.77
EDV (mL)	Group I	12	118.6	40.5	5.013	0.001**
	Group II	12	39.66	36.5
ESV (mL)	Group I	12	84.41	30.9	6.528	0.001**
	Group II	12	17.16	17.8
EF%	Group I	12	31.66	9.14	5.841	0.001**
	Group II	12	58.33	12.90
FS%	Group I	12	14.75	4.18	5.799	0.001**
	Group II	12	31.08	8.81
LA/AO	Group I	12	2.20	1.08	2.558	<0.05*
	Group II	12	1.37	0.26

∗∗Highly significant, *Significant. LVIDD: left Ventricular internal diameter in diastole, LVIDS: left ventricular internal diameter in systole, EF: ejection fraction, FS: fraction shortening, AO: aortic annulus, LA: left atrium, EDV: end-diastolic volume, ESV: end-systolic volume, LA: left atrium, and Ao: aorta.