Table 1 Characteristics and CMR findings of PPCM patients and healthy volunteers

Age, years

28.4 ± 5.9

31.3 ± 8.3

0.207

Female, n (%)

21 (100)

20 (100)

NA

BMI (kg/m²)

22.1 ± 4.0

21.3 ± 3.2

0.522

SBP (mmHg)

103.1 ± 9.2

121.1 ± 6.3

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

68.1 ± 10.5

71.5 ± 8.5

0.269

HR (beat/min)

86.3 ± 16.5

77.3 ± 10.1

0.042

NYHA class

NA

 II/III/ IV, n

3/11/7

–

 HCT (%)

40.4 ± 4.3

41.8 ± 3.1

0.262

 NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

2189.0 [904.0,3435.0]

–

NA

 TnT (ng/L)

10.3 [4.7,16.1]

–

NA

 LVEDVI (ml/m²)

154.7 ± 31.6

74.5 ± 12.4

< 0.001

 LVEF (%)

26.8 ± 10.6

61.2 ± 3.3

< 0.001

 LVMI (g/m²)

73.6 ± 16.4

40.8 ± 6.1

< 0.001

 RVEDVI (ml/m²)

120.7 ± 41.0

70.1 ± 18.1

< 0.001

 RVEF (%)

33.9 ± 14.6

56.4 ± 5.9

< 0.001

 LGE, n (%)

8 (38.1%)

0

NA

 ECV (%)

33.9 ± 5.2

27.1 ± 3.1

< 0.001

 Native T1 (ms)

1345 ± 79

1212 ± 32

< 0.001

 Post T1 (ms)

451 ± 69

483 ± 49

0.090

 T2 (ms)

42.3 ± 3.7

36.8 ± 2.3

< 0.001