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Table 2 Echocardiographic findings of PPM

From: Echocardiographic characteristics of primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma and outcomes analysis: a retrospective study

Parameters

All patients (n = 64)

Group based on sex

P

Group based on publishing year

 

Male (n = 40)

Female (n = 24)

1981 to 2000 (n = 22)

2001 to 2015 (n = 42)

P

Pericardial effusion (n = 64)

 

n = 40

n = 24

0.86

n = 22

n = 42

0.48

 Mild

6 (9.4%)

3 (7.5%)

3 (12.5%)

 

0 (0%)

6 (14.3%)

 

 Moderate

6 (9.4%)

6 (15.0%)

0 (0%)

 

1 (4.5%)

5 (11.9%)

 

 Massive

43 (67.2%)

26 (65.0%)

17 (70.8%)

 

17 (77.3%)

26 (61.9%)

 

 None

9 (14.1%)

5 (12.5%)

4 (16.7%)

 

4 (18.2%)

5 (11.9%)

 

Echo-Pericardial thickening (n = 64)

12 (18.8%)

7 (17.5%)

5 (20.8%)

0.83

4 (18.2%)

8 (19.0%)

0.61

Echo- Pericardial mass (n = 64)

21 (32.8%)

13 (32.5%)

8 (33.3%)

0.94

4 (18.2%)

17 (40.5%)

0.09

Comparable Pericardial wall thickening (n = 52)a

 

n = 32

n = 20

 

n = 20

n = 32

 

 Frequency on echo

9 (17.3%)

5 (15.6%)

4 (20.0%)

0.94

3 (15.0%)

6 (18.8%)

0.73

 Frequency on other exams

33 (63.5%)

21 (65.6%)

12 (60.0%)

0.72

12 (60%)

21 (65.6%)

0.77

Comparable pericardial mass (n = 55)a

 

n = 35

n = 20

 

n = 20

n = 35

 

 Frequency on echo

20 (36.4%)

13(37.1%)

7 (35.0%)

0.87

4 (20.0%)

16 (38.1%)

0.06

 Frequency on other exams

32 (58.2%)

19 (54.3%)

13 (65.0%)

0.57

10 (50.0%)

22 (62.8%)

0.40

  1. aReferring to the patients with both echocardiography and at least one another examination including cardiac CT, CMR, PET-CT, exploratory thoracotomy and autopsy