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Table 3 CMR spectroscopy data of the study participants

From: Myocardial triglyceride content at 3 T cardiovascular magnetic resonance and left ventricular systolic function: a cross-sectional study in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

 

HF patients with low LVEF

HF patients with normal LVEF

Control subjects

p value

(n = 25)

(n = 23)

(n = 21)

 

TG/W (%)

1.72 ± 2.63

1.18 ± 1.82

1.53 ± 1.78

0.68

FA/W (%)

0.93 ± 2.13

0.97 ± 1.64

1.39 ± 1.67

0.66

UFA/W (%)

0.79 ± 1.38*,**

0.21 ± 0.28

0.14 ± 0.20

0.02

FA/TG (%)

0.53 ± 0.41

0.68 ± 0.40

0.71 ± 0.32

0.25

UFA/TG (%)

0.47 ± 0.41

0.32 ± 0.40

0.29 ± 0.32

0.25

  1. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation. P values are calculated from one-way analysis of variance
  2. Abbreviations: HF heart failure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, TG triglyceride; FA fatty acids, UFA unsaturated fatty acids, W water
  3. * p < 0.05 vs. controls; ** p < 0.05 vs. HF patients with normal LVEF