What is the mid-wall linear high intensity “lesion” on cardiovascular magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement?

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patient population

Characteristics	LHI+	LHI-	P value
The number of patients	55	56
Mean age (years)	61 ± 12	62 ± 17	0.15
Male sex	41 (75%)	31 (55%)	0.03
Body mass index (kg/m²)	24 ± 3	23 ± 4	0.10
Cardiovascular risk factors
Diabetes	15 (27%)	12 (21%)	0.47
Smoking	31 (56%)	24 (43%)	0.15
Dyslipidemia	26 (47%)	26 (46%)	0.92
Hypertension	34 (62%)	27 (48%)	0.15
Family history of CAD	18 (33%)	22 (39%)	0.47
Baseline heart rate (beats/min)	65 ± 10	66 ± 9	0.66
LVEF (%)	56 ± 12	55 ± 10	0.28
LVEDV (mL)	124 ± 38	125 ± 42	0.15
LVESV (mL)	56 ± 41	56 ± 41	0.58
Clinical diagnosis
Ischemic heart disease	38 (69%)	39 (69%)	0.93
Cardiomyopathy	6 (11%)	7 (13%)	0.55
Other	11 (20%)	10 (18%)	0.67

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%) of subjects
LHI linear high intensity, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume, CAD coronary artery disease

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