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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Epicardial adipose tissue volume by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predicts abnormal myocardial relaxation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Parameters

Patients (n=20)

Age (years)

63.45+/-9.22

Male

12 (60)

Diabetes mellitus

1 (5)

Hypertension

10 (50)

Obstructive sleep apnea

1 (5)

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

15 (75)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.6 +/- 5

Body surface area (m2)

2.06 +/- 0.23

TTE: Myocardial relaxation index (septal e')

8.14 +/- 2.29

TTE: Left ventricular filling pressures (E/e')

10.75 +/- 3.13

CMR: Left atrial volume (mL)

104.5 +/-36.64

CMR: Left atrial volume index (mL/m2)

51.98 +/- 14.71

CMR: Epicardial adipose tissue volume (mL)

125.7 +/- 56.7

CMR:Left ventricular ejection fraction

60.93 +/- 4.81

  1. Data are expressed as means +/- standard deviation or number (%) of patients
  2. TTE: transthoracic echocardiography; CMR: cardiac magnetic resonance imaging