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Table 4 Relationship of CMR and Echo variables with LA LGE (%), transformed for normality by square-root

From: Prognostic and functional implications of left atrial late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance

 

All Subjects

No Prior Atrial Arrhythmia

Prior Arrhythmia

r

Significance

r

Significance

r

Significance

LA EF

−0.39

p < 0.0005

−0.45

p < 0.0005

−0.37

p = 0.01

LA Volume Index (minimum)

0.39

p < 0.0005

0.47

p < 0.0005

0.39

p = 0.01

LA Volume Index (maximum)

0.24

p = 0.01

0.23

p =0.06

0.26

p = 0.08

LV EDV Index

0.07

p = 0.46

0.19

p =0.14

−0.14

p = 0.35

LV EF

−0.08

p = 0.38

−0.06

p =0.62

−0.04

p = 0.80

e’ Septal

−0.24

p = 0.04

−0.28

p =0.07

−0.31

p = 0.10

e’ Lateral

−0.13

p = 0.25

−0.23

p = 0.11

0.06

p = 0.75

E/e’ Septal

0.31

p = 0.007

0.37

p = 0.01

0.27

p = 0.16

E/e’ Lateral

0.13

p = 0.23

0.23

p = 0.10

0.02

p = 0.93

E/A Ratio

0.06

p = 0.63

0.04

p = 0.80

0.14

p = 0.52

  1. All bold entries have significance P < 0.05