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Table 3 CMR characteristics of the study population with AF and controls

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-determined left ventricular myocardium impairment is associated with C-reactive protein and ST2 in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Variables AF patients (n = 80) Healthy controls (n = 20) P-value
LAV, mL 122 ± 32 103 ± 11 < 0.001
LVEF, % 62 ± 9 66 ± 7 0.051
LVEDV, mL 123 ± 26 120 ± 27 0.708
LVESV, mL 47 ± 12 41 ± 13 0.027
LV SV, mL 76 ± 16 79 ± 18 0.594
LV mass, g 130 ± 35 122 ± 33 0.118
LV peak SCS (%) − 18.2 ± 2.0 − 21.9 ± 1.1 < 0.001
LV peak SCS rate (s− 1) − 1.15 ± 0.16 − 1.21 ± 0.03 < 0.001
LV early DCS rate (s− 1) 1.20 ± 0.18 1.35 ± 0.13 < 0.001
LV LGE 0
LV native T1 time, ms 1280 ± 33 1251 ± 12 < 0.001
  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, AF atrial fibrillation, LV left ventricle/left ventricular, LAV left atrium volume, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume, SV stroke volume, SCS systolic circumferential strain, DCS diastolic circumferential strain, LGE late gadolinium enhancement
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