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Table 2 Cardiac MRI findings in control and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) participants

From: Increased myocardial native T1 and extracellular volume in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

 

Control

DMDa

p-value

N = 11

N = 31

LVEFb (%)

60.3 ± 2.7

54.8 ± 8.1

0.033

Indexed LVEDVc (ml/m2)

79.3 ± 11.0

63.8 ± 14.8

0.001

Indexed LVESVd (ml/m2)

33.2 ± 4.8

29.4 ± 11.1

0.062

Indexed LV mass (g/m2)

58.3 ± 8.0

53.2 ± 10.1

0.058

RVEFe (%)

56.1 ± 3.4

56.6 ± 5.1

0.552

LGEf abnormal

0

19 (61.3 %)

<0.001#

 Basal Anterior

0

4 (12.9 %)

 

 Basal Anteroseptal

0

1 (3.2 %)

 

 Basal Inferoseptal

0

3 (9.7 %)

 

 Basal Inferior

0

12 (38.7 %)

 

 Basal Inferolateral

0

18 (58.1 %)

 

 Basal Anterolateral

0

18 (58.1 %)

 

 Mid Anterior

0

6 (19.4 %)

 

Mid Anteroseptal

0

3 (9.7 %)

 

 Mid Inferoseptal

0

5 (16.1 %)

 

 Mid Inferior

0

13 (41.9 %)

 

 Mid Inferolateral

0

17 (54.8 %)

 

 Mid Anterolateral

0

16 (51.6 %)

 

 Apical Anterior

0

5 (16.1 %)

 

 Apical Septal

0

6 (19.4 %)

 

 Apical Inferior

0

5 (16.1 %)

 

 Apical Lateral

0

7 (22.6 %)

 

 Apex

0

3 (9.7 %)

 
  1. #Fisher’s exact test (rest Wilcoxon rank-sum)
  2. aDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
  3. bLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
  4. cLeft ventricular end diastolic volume (LVEDV)
  5. dLeft ventricular end systolic volume (LVESV)
  6. eRight ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF)
  7. fLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE)