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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics. Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise stated.

From: Comparison of cardiovascular magnetic resonance of late gadolinium enhancement and diastolic wall thickness to predict recovery of left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass surgery

Characteristics

Number (%)

Male

46 (92)

Mean (SD) age (years)

60.8 (9)

Smoking

23 (46)

Hypercholesterolemia

46 (92)

Hypertension

30 (60)

History of myocardial infarction

33 (66)

History of percutaneous coronary intervention

8 (16)

History of heart failure

45 (90)

Presence of angina

43 (86)

Mean (SD) frequency of angina (per month)

31.8 (42)

NYHA classification

 

   I

1 (2)

   II

23 (46)

   III

26 (52)

Q-wave from ECG

22 (44)

Coronary angiogram

 

   2-vessel disease

9 (18)

   At least 3-vessel disease

41 (82)

Mean (SD) left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

37.1 (12.8)

  1. NYHA = New York Heart Association