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Table 2 Patients CMR characteristics

From: Left ventricular geometry predicts ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Characteristics

All patients

No appropriate ICD therapy

Appropriate ICD therapy

P-value

(n = 68)

(n = 53)

(n = 15)

LVDd (SAX), mm

67.6 ± 6.7

67.3 ± 6.6

68.7 ± 7.4

0.45

LV length (4 chamber), mm

97.8 ± 8.9

98.2 ± 9.5

96.1 ± 6.7

0.45

Sphericity index

0.54 ± 0.08

0.52 ± 0.07

0.60 ± 0.08

0.001

Septal wall thickness, mm

8.6 ± 2.6

8.4 ± 2.4

9.1 ± 3.1

0.39

Inferolateral wall thickness, mm

7.4 ± 2.0

7.4 ± 1.9

7.5 ± 2.6

0.84

RWT_2P

0.22 ± 0.06

0.22 ± 0.06

0.22 ± 0.08

0.99

RWT_AP

0.24 ± 0.06

0.24 ± 0.06

0.24 ± 0.08

0.77

LV EDV, ml

268.6 ± 80.3

261.6 ± 76.8

293.6 ± 89.9

0.17

LV EDVI, ml/m2

137.5 ± 36.0

134.0 ± 31.7

149.6 ± 47.5

0.14

LV ESV, ml

192.5 ± 78.0

182.2 ± 71.9

228.9 ± 89.8

0.04

LV EF, %

30.1 ± 9.4

31.8 ± 8.9

23.9 ± 8.7

0.003

LV mass, g

155.3 ± 46.4

147.5 ± 40.3

182.7 ± 57.0

0.009

LV mass index, g/m2

80.1 ± 22.6

76.5 ± 19.5

92.6 ± 28.5

0.014

LV mass/LV EDV, g/ml

0.59 ± 0.13

0.58 ± 0.13

0.63 ± 0.13

0.16

LV LGE, n (%)

38 (56)

27 (51)

11 (73)

0.11

LV LGE2SD, g

26.9 ± 33.5

23.8 ± 31.9

38.0 ± 38.2

0.13

LV LGE4SD, g

20.9 ± 29.1

19.1 ± 28.9

27.4 ± 30.1

0.18

LV LGE6SD, g

16.2 ± 24.5

15.1 ± 24.7

20.2 ± 24.5

0.17

Heterogeneous LGE(2-4SD), g

6.6 ± 9.8

5.5 ± 8.6

10.6 ± 12.8

0.09

Heterogeneous LGE(4-6SD), g

4.7 ± 6.8

4.0 ± 6.0

7.1 ± 8.9

0.10

Heterogeneous LGE(2-6SD), g

11.3 ± 15.3

9.5 ± 13.0

17.8 ± 20.8

0.12

RV EDV, ml

156.6 ± 58.5

156.4 ± 59.6

157.3 ± 56.5

0.96

RV EDVI, ml/m2

77.9 ± 19.9

77.5 ± 18.3

79.2 ± 25.4

0.77

RV ESV, ml

80.9 ± 42.0

77.5 ± 38.2

92.9 ± 53.0

0.21

RV EF, %

48.9 ± 12.5

50.3 ± 12.0

43.8 ± 13.3

0.08

RV EF < 40, n (%)

17 (25)

9 (17)

8 (53)

0.02

  1. Values in parentheses represent percents
  2. Dd diastolic dimension, EDV end-diastolic volume, EDVI end-diastolic volume index, EF ejection fraction, ESV end-systolic volume, ICD implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LV left ventricular, RV right ventricular, RWT relative wall thickness, SAX short axis transection, SD standard deviation