Research Article

Distinguishing Cardiac Amyloidosis and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Thickness and Myocardial Deformation of the Right Ventricle

Table 3

Cardiac function and myocardial strain in CA and HCM patients with preserved RVEF.

ParametersHCM (n = 40)CA (n = 28) value

RVEF58.6 ± 8.255.8 ± 7.60.166
RVEDV-index (ml/m2)55.2 ± 10.056.2 ± 10.10.795
RVESV-index (ml/m2)22.7 ± 6.224.7 ± 9.70.318

Radical
RV-PS (%)25.0 ± 9.415.7 ± 6.3<0.001
RV-PSSR (1/s)2.1 ± 0.91.2 ± 0.40.111
RV-PDSR (1/s)−1.6 ± 0.4−1.5 ± 0.60.778

Circumferential
RV-PS (%)−6.0 ± 3.7−3.3 ± 1.7<0.001
RV-PSSR (1/s)−0.7 ± 0.3−0.5 ± 0.20.041
RV-PDSR (1/s)0.6 ± 0.30.5 ± 0.20.107

Longitudinal
RV-PS (%)−11.5 ± 3.5−5.5 ± 1.5<0.001
RV-PSSR (1/s)−0.8 ± 0.3−0.9 ± 0.40.554
RV-PDSR (1/s)0.9 ± 0.30.8 ± 0.30.621
RVT (mm)5.6 ± 1.47.5 ± 2.1<0.001