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Table 4 Cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings

From: Antecedent hypertension and myocardial injury in patients with reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction

 

All patients (n = 792)

Hypertension (n = 540)

No hypertension (n = 252)

p value

Area at risk, % LV

35 [25–48]

34 [25–47]

37 [26–49]

0.18

Infarct size, % LV

16.7 [8.5–24.9]

16.9 [8.8–24.8]

16.6 [8.3–25.0]

0.74

Presence of microvascular obstruction, n (%)

400 (51)

274 (51)

126 (50)

0.85

Extent of microvascular obstruction, % LV

0 [0–1.8]

0 [0.0–1.6]

0 [0.0–2.0]

0.93

Myocardial salvage index, % area at risk

51 [33–69]

50 [33–67]

54 [32–72]

0.20

LV ejection fraction, %

50 [43–58]

50 [43–58]

51 [44–58]

0.47

LV myocardial mass, g

132 [109–156]

134 [111–158]

131 [109–155]

0.38

  1. Data are given as median plus interquartile range or number and percentage
  2. Abbreviations: CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, LV left ventricular