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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Impact of arrhythmia on diagnostic performance of adenosine stress CMR in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease

 

Entire group

Suspected CAD

Known CAD

p

(n = 159)

(n = 72)

(n = 87)

 

Age (yrs)

71.1 ± 10

69.9 ± 10.4

72.2 ± 9.6

0.17

Gender (female)

55 (35 %)

39 (54 %)

16 (18 %)

<0.05

CAD Risk Factors

 Diabetes

51 (32 %)

20 (28 %)

31 (36 %)

0.31

 Hypertension

127 (80 %)

58 (81 %)

69 (79 %)

1

 Smokinga

49 (31 %)

18 (25 %)

31 (36 %)

0.17

 Hyperlipidemia

105 (66 %)

39 (54 %)

66 (76 %)

0.004

 Family history of CVD

55 (35 %)

24 (33 %)

31 (36 %)

0.74

 Menopauseb

52 (95 %)b

37 (95 %)b

15 (94 %)b

1

 Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

30 (19 %)

17 (24 %)

13 (15 %)

0.15

 Number of risk factors

2.9 ± 1.2

2.9 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 1.2

0.53

Cardiac Arrhythmia

 Heart rate at rest (beats/min.)

67 [60–78]

68 [60–80]

66 [59–78]

0.71

 Heart rate at stress (beats/min.)

85 [77–99]

85 [78–101]

85 [77–98]

0.89

 Atrial fibrillation

64 (40 %)

32 (44 %)

32 (37 %)

0.34

 VES

87 (55 %)

35 (49 %)

52 (60 %)

0.20

  Couplets

15 (9 %)

4 (6 %)

11 (13 %)

0.18

  Triplets

6 (4 %)

2 (3 %)

4 (5 %)

0.69

  Bigeminus

32 (20 %)

12 (17 %)

20 (23 %)

0.43

  Trigeminus

6 (4 %)

3 (4 %)

3 (3 %)

1

 SVES

8 (5 %)

5 (7 %)

3 (3 %)

0.47

Medication

 Statins

92 (58 %)

34 (47 %)

58 (67 %)

0.03

 Beta-blockers

100 (63 %)

38 (53 %)

62 (71 %)

0.03

 Aspirin

93 (59 %)

34 (47 %)

59 (68 %)

0.02

 ARB

105 (66 %)

41 (57 %)

64 (74 %)

0.06

 Nitrates

37 (23 %)

12 (17 %)

25 (29 %)

0.13

 Diuretics

77 (48 %)

31 (43 %)

46 (53 %)

0.33

Symptoms (multiple possible)

  Chest pain

107 (67 %)

43 (60 %)

64 (74 %)

0.43

  Dyspnea

87 (55 %)

46 (64 %)

41 (47 %)

0.04

  Palpitations

16 (10 %)

9 (13 %)

7 (8 %)

0.09

  Syncope

10 (6 %)

5 (7 %)

5 (6 %)

0.75

 Reduced LV-EF

56 (35 %)

23 (32 %)

33 (38 %)

0.61

 ECG abnormality

105 (66 %)

37 (51 %)

68 (78 %)

<0.001

 Wall motion abnormality

46 (29 %)

12 (17 %)

34 (39 %)

0.02

  1. Values are n (%), mean ± SD or median [IQR]
  2. suspected CAD CMR work-up of suspected CAD in patients without history of CAD, known CAD CMR work-up of ischemia in patients with prior myocardial infarction and/or revascularization procedure (PCI or CABG), CAD coronary artery disease, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, CVD cardiovascular disease, BMI body mass index, VES ventricular extrasystoles, SVES supraventricular extrasystoles, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, CMR cardiac magnetic resonance, LV-EF left ventricular ejection fraction, ECG electrocardiography
  3. aCurrent or ever-smokers
  4. bCalculated for females
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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