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Table 1 Clinical parameters

From: Comparison of wall thickening and ejection fraction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction

Study variable

Values, mean ± SE

Age (yrs)

54 ± 12

Patients (number)

52

Men (number)

44

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.1 ± 2.8

Days between AMI to baseline scan

 

   2D

3.4 ± 1.7

   CMR

2.8 ± 1.6

Days between baseline and follow-up imaging

 

   2D

131 ± 45

   CMR

132 ± 45

Delay, (h)

4.6 ± 5

cTnT, ug/l (max)

6.43 ± 4.26

CK, U/l (max)

2172 ± 1468

Infarct localisation

 

   posterior wall

31

   anterior wall

18

   lateral

3

Pre-hospital thrombolysis

6

2D findings

 

   EF (%), baseline

51.2 ± 8.1

   EF (%), follow-up

54.5 ± 8.3

   Segments evaluated

832

   "infarcted" segments, baseline

2.1 ± 1.6

   "infarcted" segments, follow-up

1 ± 1

CMR findings

 

   EF (%), baseline

44.2 ± 11.6

   EF (%), follow-up

49.2 ± 11.1

   Infarct mass (g), baseline

19.5 ± 12.2

   Infarct mass (g), follow-up

15.8 ± 11.1

   Segments showing LGE, baseline

7.4 ± 3.1

   Segments showing LGE, follow-up

7.3 ± 3

  1. Clinical characteristics of study patients; AMI: acute myocardial infarction, 2D: 2 dimensional echocardiography, CMR: cardiac magnetic resonance, Delay: door-to-balloon-time, cTnT: cardiac Troponin T, CK: creatine kinase, EF: ejection fraction, LGE: late enhancement. Data is presented as mean ± standard error (SE)