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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging of myocardial oedema following acute myocardial infarction: Is whole heart coverage necessary?

 

3-slice

10-slice

 

(n = 82)

(n = 85)

P value

Age (yr)

57.0 ± 10.5

55.9 ± 11.4

0.6202

Sex (M/F)

71/11

75/12

0.3037

BMI (kg/m2)

27.0 ± 3.8

27.4 ± 3.9

0.5277

Ethnicity (Caucasian) (No. (%))

66 (80 %)

71 (83.5 %)

0.6113

Medical History:

   

  Hypertension (No. (%))

30 (36.5 %)

28 (32.9 %)

0.6235

  Hypercholesterolemia (No. (%))

24 (29.3 %)

31 (26.4 %)

0.3251

  Diabetes mellitus (No. (%))

10 (12.2 %)

9 (11.6 %)

0.5766

  Active smoker (No. (%))

42 (51.2 %)

47 (55.3 %)

0.6004

  Previous MI (No. (%))

1 (1.2 %)

2 (2.4 %)

0.5841

  Previous PCI (No. (%))

1 (1.2 %)

3 (3.5 %)

0.3320

  Family history (No. (%))

25 (30.5 %)

19 (22.4 %)

0.2354

Culprit Vessel:

  

<0.0001

  LAD (No. (%))

82 (100 %)

23 (27 %)

 

  LCx (No. (%))

0 (0 %)

11 (13 %)

 

  RCA (No. (%))

0 (0 %)

51 (60 %)

 

Timings:

   

  Chest Pain to PCI (min)

194.5 ± 25.4

201.0 ± 32.2

0.8459

Infarct Size (%)

17.01 ± 8.88

18.02 ± 8.82

0.4543

AAR (%)

27.9 ± 8.3

27.27 ± 7.3

0.9800

  1. Plus-minus values are mean ± SEM. No denotes number
  2. BMI body mass index, AAR area at risk, LAD left anterior descending artery, LCx circumflex artery, RCA right coronary artery