Clinical Study

RyR2 QQ2958 Genotype and Risk of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias

Table 2

Demographic data and clinical features of the study population according to arrhythmias occurrence.

Total
Group I
Group II
value

Demographic
 Male sex, (%)182 (77.4%)86 (85.1%)96 (71.6%)0.0177
 Age (years)73 ± 873 ± 873 ± 81.0000
 BMI (kg/m2)27 ± 528 ± 527 ± 40.0887
 Current smoking, (%)122 (51.5%)53 (52.5%)69 (50.7%)0.5958
HF etiology
 IDCM, (%)83 (35.3%)19 (18.8%)64 (47.8%)0.0001
 Dilated IHD, (%)108 (46.0%)42 (41.6%)66 (49.2%)
 Nondilated IHD, (%)29 (12.3%)29 (28.7%)0 (0%)
 Other HD, (%)15 (6.4%)11 (10.9%)4 (3.0%)
CRT, (%)64 (27.2%)18 (17.8%)46 (34.3%) 0.0051
NYHA class, (%)
 I34 (14.5%)16 (15.8%)18 (13.4%)0.4548
 II106 (45.1%)50 (49.5%)56 (41.8%)
 III92 (39.1%)34 (33.7%)58 (43.3%)
 IV3 (1.3%)1 (1%)2 (1.5%)
Comorbidities
 Hypertension, (%)107 (45.5%)50 (49.5%) 57 (42.5%) 0.2936
 Diabetes, (%)90 (38.3%)40 (39.6%) 50 (37.3%) 0.7866
 Dyslipidemia, (%)96 (40.8%)42 (41.6%)54 (40.3%)0.8937
 Atrial fibrillation, (%)45 (19.1%)15 (14.9%)30 (22.4%)0.1807
Echo
 LVEDD, (mm)59 ± 1060 ± 1257 ± 130.0716
 LVESD, (mm)47 ± 948 ± 846 ± 10 0.1002
 LVEF, (%)33 ± 1032 ± 934 ± 110.1377
Drug therapy
 Beta-blockers, (%)200 (85.1%)86 (85.1%)114 (85.1%)1.0000
 ACE-inhibitors or ARB, (%)184 (78.3%)82 (81.2%)102 (76.1%)0.4247
 Antialdosterone, (%)150 (63.8%)61 (60.3%)89 (66.4%)0.4107
 Diuretics, (%)210 (89.4%)85 (84.1%)123 (93.3%)0.0971
 Amiodarone, (%)95 (40.4%)61 (60.4%)34 (25.4%)0.0001

ARB: angiotensin receptor blockers; BMI: body mass index; HD: heart disease; HF: heart failure; IDCM: idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; IHD: ischemic heart disease; CRT: cardiac resynchronization therapy; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter.