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Table 5 Multivariate analysis for CMR predictors of Major Adverse Cardiac Events

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance predictors of clinical outcome in patients with suspected acute myocarditis

Variables

Presence of MACE at FU (N = 22)

Absence of MACE at FU (N = 181)

P value

HR (95 % CI)

Presence and extent of Early Gadolinium Enhancement (% myocardial surface area)

2.2 % ± 4.1

5.1 % ± 6.0

P = 0.322

0.93 (0.80–1.07)

Age

47 ± 13

42 ± 17

P = 0.847

0.85 (0.96–1.03)

Myocardial extent of hyper T2 signal (% myocardial surface area)

4.9 % ± 4.9

7.0 % ± 7.0

P = 0.601

0.97 (0.86–1.08)

Initial LVEF, %

51.9 ± 9.0

57.6 ± 8.9

P = 0.04

0.89 (0.80–0.98)