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Table 4 Correlations (Spearman’s rho) between the myocardial TG components and CMR features

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

Myocardial TG

MRI feature

Correlation coefficient (r)

p value

TG/W (%)

LVEF (%)

0.024

0.85

LVEDV (mL)

−0.007

0.95

LVESV (mL)

0.003

0.98

LV stroke volume

0.026

0.83

Cardiac output (L/min)

0.082

0.51

LV mass (g)

−0.278

0.02

LV global function index (%)

0.174

0.15

LV concentricity

−0.280

0.02

FA/W (%)

LVEF (%)

0.161

0.19

LVEDV (mL)

−0.194

0.11

LVESV (mL)

−0.188

0.12

LV stroke volume

−0.096

0.43

Cardiac output (L/min)

−0.080

0.52

LV mass (g)

−0.423

< 0.001

LV global function index (%)

0.286

0.02

LV concentricity

−0.146

0.23

UFA/W (%)

LVEF (%)

−0.177

0.15

LVEDV (mL)

0.170

0.16

LVESV (mL)

0.216

0.07

LV stroke volume

0.034

0.78

Cardiac output (L/min)

0.080

0.52

LV mass (g)

0.006

0.96

LV global function index (%)

−0.053

0.66

LV concentricity

−0.253

0.04

FA/TG (%)

LVEF (%)

0.176

0.15

LVEDV (mL)

−0.218

0.07

LVESV (mL)

−0.233

0.05

LV stroke volume

−0.101

0.41

Cardiac output (L/min)

−0.128

0.30

LV mass (g)

−0.345

0.004

LV global function index (%)

0.206

0.09

LV concentricity

−0.038

0.75

UFA/TG (%)

LVEF (%)

−0.178

0.14

LVEDV (mL)

0.219

0.07

LVESV (mL)

0.234

0.05

LV stroke volume

0.092

0.45

Cardiac output (L/min)

0.110

0.37

LV mass (g)

0.366

0.002

LV global function index (%)

−0.220

0.07

LV concentricity

0.056

0.65

  1. Abbreviations: TG triglyceride, FA fatty acids, UFA unsaturated fatty acids, W water, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume, LV left ventricle