Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
Variables | N = 87 Mean ± SD or N(%) |
|---|---|
 Age | 58 ± 13 |
 Male | 65(71) |
 Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 29 ± 5 |
 Heart rate (bpm) | 69 ± 11 |
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 129 ± 20 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 ± 12 |
 Left bundle branch block on ECG | 6(7) |
Clinical history | |
 Hypertension | 44(48) |
 Hyperlipidemia | 52(57) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 17(18) |
 Ever smoked | 33(36) |
 Heart failure | 17(18) |
 Myocardial infarction | 9(10) |
 Coronary stent | 27(32) |
 Coronary bypass graft | 13(14) |
CMR assessment | |
 Left ventricular diastolic volume (ml/m2) | 86 ± 29 |
 Left ventricular systolic volume (ml/m2) | 46 ± 27 |
 Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 50 ± 12 |
 Left ventricular mass (g/m2) | 62 ± 16 |
 Regional wall motion abnormality in the analyzed images | 48 (52) |
 Left atrial volume (ml/m2) | 39 ± 16 |
 Late gadolinium enhancement | 45 (49) |
  Infarct pattern | 17 (19) |
  Non-infarct pattern | 27 (29) |
CMR diagnosis | |
 Left ventricular hypertrophy | 13(14) |
 Myocardial infarction | 17(18) |
 Sarcoidosis | 9(10) |
 Myocarditis | 5(5) |
 Dilated cardiomyopathy | 6(7) |
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 2(3) |
 Amyloidosis | 1(1) |
 Churg-strauss endomyocarditis | 1(1) |