Table 4: Association of echocardiographic abnormalities with CD4+ T cell count.

Echocardiographic abnormality

Group A (≥ 500)

Group B (350-499 )

Group C (200-

349)

Group D (100-

199)

GroupE (< 100)

 

Mean ± SD

RWMA (n = 14)

 

0

 

1

 

6

 

3

 

4

197.07 ± 115.25

Pulmonary hypertension (n = 12)

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

4

 

7

115.08 ± 89.8

Pulmonary thromboembolism  (n = 2)

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

220 ± 197.99

LVH (n = 11)

 

0

 

4

 

5

 

1

 

1

313.36 ± 131.68

Pericardial effusion  (n = 26)

0

2

5

11

8

156.04 ± 104.96

Cardiomyopathy (n = 13)

0

0

1

5

7

97.92 ± 53.6

Diastolic dysfunction (n = 64)

1

9

15

14

25

141.24 ± 118.99

Valvular

insufficiency (n = 42)

 

0

 

4

 

6

 

10

 

22

211.76 ± 214.41

Reduced LVEF (n = 30)

0

0

7

8

15

123.2 ± 85.43

Others (n = 2)

0

0

1

1

0

184 ± 59.4

P value

< 0.0001

0.001