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Table 1 Baseline and CMR characteristics of patients with and without inducible ischemia (N = 2058)

From: Long-term prognostic value of stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients without known coronary artery disease

  All patients
(N=2058)
No ischemia
(N=1791)
Positive ischemia
(N=267)
p value
Age, years 71.2 ± 12.5 70.8 ± 12.6 74.7 ± 11.4 <0.001
Males, n (%) 772 (37.5) 613 (34.2) 159 (59.6) <0.001
Body mass index, kg/m² 29.4 ± 6.6 29.6 ± 6.7 28.3 ± 5.7 <0.001
Coronary artery disease risk factors, n (%)   
 Diabetes mellitus 702 (34.1) 618 (34.5) 84 (31.5) 0.363
 Hypertension 1358 (66.0) 1193 (66.6) 165 (61.8) 0.139
 Dyslipidemia 1007 (48.9) 875 (48.9) 132 (49.4) 0.911
 Current or previous smoking 436 (21.2) 378 (21.1) 58 (21.7) 0.881
  Family history of coronary disease 512 (24.9) 450 (25.1) 62 (23.2) 0.551
 Obesitya 726 (35.3) 644 (36.0) 82 (30.7) 0.109
Medical history of cardiovascular disease, n (%)   
  Peripheral atheroma 52 (2.5) 45 (2.5) 7 (2.6) 0.662
 Ischemic stroke 90 (4.4) 78 (4.4) 12 (4.5) 0.877
  Pacemaker 10 (0.5) 9 (0.5) 1 (0.4) 1.000
  Renal failureb 23 (1.1) 21 (1.2) 2 (0.7) 0.759
 Prior hospitalization for heart failure 49 (2.4) 43 (2.4) 6 (2.3) 1.000
Indications to stress CMR (multiple possible), n (%)   
 High cardiovascular disease riskc 724 (35.2) 572 (31.9) 152 (56.9) <0.001
  Symptomatic angina 530 (25.8) 447 (25.0) 83 (31.1) 0.039
 Dyspnea 547 (26.6) 490 (27.4) 57 (21.3) 0.046
 Inconclusive stress test 410 (19.9) 360 (20.1) 50 (18.7) 0.658
  Inconclusive coronary CT angiogramd 26 (1.3) 24 (1.3) 2 (0.7) 0.566
Ten-year risk for fatal CAD (%)e 2.6 (1.1–5.6) 2.4 (0.9–5.4) 3.4 (1.7–6.4) <0.001
Cardiac rhythm, n (%)     
 Sinus rhythm 1507 (73.2) 1288 (71.9) 219 (82.0) <0.001
 Sinus rhythm with extrasystoles 542 (26.3) 495 (27.6) 47 (17.6)  
 Atrial fibrillation/supraventricular arrhythmias 9 (0.4) 8 (0.4) 1 (0.4)  
LV ejection fraction, % 52.6 ± 12.7 52.9 ± 12.7 50.6 ± 12.7 0.007
LV end-diastolic volume index, ml/m2 81.1 ± 27.5 81.1 ± 27.3 81.5 ± 29.5 0.844
LV end-systolic volume index, ml/m2 40.6 ± 23.4 40.3 ± 23.3 42.3 ± 24.4 0.208
LV mass, g/m2 75.5 ± 7.7 72.9 ± 7.7 77.9 ± 7.8 <0.001
RV ejection fraction, % 65.9 ± 12.3 65.9 ± 12.3 65.8 ± 12.5 0.831
Presence of unrecognized MI, n (%) 210 (10.2) 135 (7.5) 75 (28.1) <0.001
Number of segments of LGE 0.3 ± 1.0 0.2 ± 0.9 0.8 ± 1.6 <0.001
Number of segments of ischemia 0.3 ± 1.1 0.0 ± 0.0 2.6 ± 1.7 <0.001
Heart rate at baseline, beats/min 80 ± 13 80 ± 13 81 ± 15 0.688
Heart rate at stress, beats/min 92 ± 12 92 ± 11 94 ± 13 0.569
RPP at baseline, mmHg/beats/min 9.1 (7.6–10.8) 9.1 (7.6–10.7) 9.2 (7.6–10.9) 0.733
RPP at stress, mmHg/beats/min 10.4 (8.8–12.6) 10.4 (8.8–12.2) 11.2 (9.8–13.3) 0.363
  1. Values are n (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range)
  2. BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, CTA computed tomography, CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LV left ventricle, MI myocardial infarction, RPP rate-pressure product (pressure mmHg x Heart rate bpm)/1000, RV right ventricle, SD standard deviation
  3. aDefined by body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2
  4. bDefined by estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2
  5. cDefined by Framingham Risk Score > 20% of risk of CAD at 10 years
  6. dDefined by coronary stenosis of unknown significance on coronary CT angiography
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