Table 3 Results of left and right ventricular (LV, RV) functional analysis performed by the two CMR sequences, self-gated FLASH and self-gated UTE as well as by echocardiography
Echocardio-graphy§ | CMR Self-gated cine FLASH§ | CMR Self-gated cine UTE§ | p-values FLASH-UTE/FLASH-Ultrasound§ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LV morphology and function | ||||
Mass [mg] | 91 ± 11 | 83.7 ± 5.8 | 83.6 ± 3.0 | 0.98/0.20 |
Stroke volume (SV) [μl] | 35.0 ± 5.4 | 32.3 ± 6.9 | 32.3 ± 6.5 | 0.99/0.47 |
Ejection fraction (EF) [%] | 54.7 ± 4.8 | 72.2 ± 3.2 | 71.8 ± 2.2 | 0.78/0.000022 |
Cardiac output (CO) [ml/min] | 16.6 ± 3.2 | 15.6 ± 3.8 | 15.6 ± 3.8 | 0.99/0.63 |
RV morphology and function | ||||
Mass [mg] | - | 15.0 ± 4 | 19.3 ± 3.7 | 0.10 |
Stroke volume (SV) [μl] | 31.7 ±7.5 (Doppler) | 22.9 ± 3.5 | 22.6 ± 3.9 | 0.89/0.026 |
Ejection fraction (EF) [%] | - | 72.4 ± 6.1 | 69.6 ± 3.2 | 0.34 |
Cardiac output (CO) [ml/min] | 13.2 ± 3.2 (Doppler) | 11.0 ± 2.2 | 10.9 ± 2.1 | 0.89/0.20 |