Research Article

Cardiac Function in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma

Table 3

Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data of all survivors and the Hodgkins disease subtype.

AllHodgkins disease

Electrocardiography
Heart rate (bpm) (mean ± SD) 7 7 ± 1 1
PR interval (seconds) (mean ± SD) 0 . 1 4 4 ± 0 . 0 2 4
QTc interval (seconds) (mean ± SD) 0 . 4 1 1 ± 0 . 0 3 2 0 . 4 1 7 ± 0 . 0 3 4 N.S

Echocardiography
LV Fractional shortening (%) 4 0 ± 5 . 6 3 9 . 5 ± 5 . 6 N.S
Cardiac Index (L/min/m2) 2 . 8 4 ± 1 . 1 3 3 . 4 ± 1 . 0 3 N.S
LVED (cm) 4 . 4 3 ± 0 . 0 5 7 N.S
Septal thickness (cm) 0 . 6 5 ± 0 . 1 2 0 . 6 5 ± 0 . 1 3 N.S
Posterior wall thickness (cm) 0 . 6 6 ± 0 . 1 0 . 6 7 ± 0 . 1 N.S
LV mass (gm/m2) 9 7 ± 4 0 9 6 ± 3 8 N.S
E/A wave ratio 2 . 5 ± 1 . 3 2 . 2 9 ± 1 . 0 9 N.S
Mitral regurgitation (n, %)7/45 (16)4/26 (15)N.S