Relation between myocardial edema and myocardial mass during the acute and convalescent phase of myocarditis – a CMR study

Table 2 Results of repeated cine-CMR

Variable	1st examination	2nd examination	Difference between means	P-value 1st vs. 2nd examination
LV mass (g)	140.90 ± 31.50	139.64 ± 31.00	1.30	0.50
LV mass/height (g/cm)	0.77 ± 0.15	0.78 ± 0.13	0.01	0.34
LVEDV (ml)	176.49 ± 29.13	174.36 ± 31.11	2.09	0.43
LVEDV/height (ml/cm)	0.97 ± 0.16	0.96 ± 0.15	0.01	0.34
Ejection fraction (%)	61.36 ± 3.70	61.73 ± 3.41	0.36	0.60
T2 ratio	1.70 ± 0.20	1.64 ± 0.21	0.06	0.65

Quantitative results of repeated cine-CMR in volunteers (mean ± SD): LV mass, LV mass/height, LVEDV, LVEDV/height, ejection fraction, T2 ratio

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