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Table 1 Available echocardiogram results in chronological order

From: Supramaximal elevation in B-type natriuretic peptide and its N-terminal fragment levels in anephric patients with heart failure: a case series

Patient

CHF

LVEF% (Timing in relation to Day 0 presentation)

1

Yes

(i) 15–20% (Event X / 0 day), (ii) 45–50% (+23 days), (iii) 30% (+6 months), (iv) 37% (+4.2 years), (v) 40% (+4.3 years), and (vi) 30% with a large mitral valve vegetation causing moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (Event Y / +5 years)

2

No

(i) 62% (+3 months)

3

No

(i) 60% (−3.4 years), (ii) 68% (−2.5 months), and (iii) 58% (+9 months)

  1. CHF; Congestive heart failure, LVEF; Left ventricular ejection fraction.