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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Pulmonary blood volume indexed to lung volume is reduced in newly diagnosed systemic sclerosis compared to normals – a prospective clinical cardiovascular magnetic resonance study addressing pulmonary vascular changes

Characteristics SSc Controls
Total (n) 27 10
Male:female ratio 3:6 3:7
Age (y) 57 ± 13 54 ± 9
Body surface area (BSA, m2) 1.81 ± 0.16 1.78 ± 0.21
Heart rate (bpm) 76 ± 11 64 ± 7 †
Cardiac index (L/min/m2) 3.3 ± 0.8 3.5 ± 0.6
LV stroke volume index (mL/m2) 44 ± 11 54 ± 7
LV end diastolic volume index (mL/m2) 72 ± 16 89 ± 10
LV end systolic volume index (mL/m2) 29 ± 9 35 ± 4
LV ejection fraction (%) 61 ± 8 60 ± 3
RV stroke volume index (mL/m2) 42 ± 8 53 ± 7 ‡
RV end diastolic volume index (mL/m2) 79 ± 23 83 ±11
RV end systolic volume index (mL/m2) 37 ± 22 30 ± 7
RV ejection fraction (%) 55 ± 13 64 ± 6
Duration of disease (y) 6 ± 8  
Limited cutaneous SSc (n (%)) 18 (67)  
Diffuse cutaneous SSc (n (%)) 3 (11)  
Early SSc (n (%)) 6 (22)  
PAH (n (%)) 1 (4)  
  1. LV denotes left ventricle, RV denotes right ventricle. Bpm denotes beats per minute. Disease duration was calculated from first non-Raynaud's manifestation. Early SSc denotes patients fulfilling the LeRoy criteria. PAH denotes pulmonary arterial hypertension verified by right heart catheterization (defined as mPAP >25 mmHg). Data are presented as mean ± SD. † denotes p < 0.01, and ‡ denotes p < 0.001 compared to patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).