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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) variables in entire population and in subgroups with and without cardiac events

From: Non-transmural myocardial infarction associated with regional contractile function is an independent predictor of positive outcome: an integrated approach to myocardial viability

 

Entire population (n = 730)

Cardiac events (n = 123)

No cardiac events (n = 607)

P-value

Age (years)

63 ± 12

66 ± 10

63 ± 12

0.002

Male sex (%)

88

87

88

0.349

Family history of CAD (%)

48

43

49

0.063

Hypertension (%)

58

59

58

0.151

Diabetes (%)

27

28

27

0.878

Hypercholesterolemia (%)

59

60

59

0.974

No. of stenosed vessels

1.8 ± 0.9

 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 0.9

0.09

Beta-blocker (%)

79

87

77

0.06

Diuretics (%)

46

69

40

 < 0.001

ACE-I/ARB (%)

80

84

79

0.357

ANTI ALD (%)

30

46

26

 < 0.001

 > 1 MI (%)

16

25

14

0.005

ICD (%)

24

54

18

 < 0.001

CMR data

 LVEDV (ml/m2)

111 ± 41

136 ± 46

106 ± 38

 < 0.001

 LVESV(ml/m2)

71 ± 42

99 ± 43

65 ± 39

 < 0.001

 LVEF (%)

41 ± 16

30 ± 10

43 ± 16

 < 0.001

 LV mass index

77 ± 22

82 ± 24

76 ± 21

0.02

 LVEF < 30% (%)

29

55

24

 < 0.001

 Dilated LVEDVi

39

67

34

0.076

 WMSI

1.7 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.5

 < 0.001

 WMSI > 1.7 (%)

52

48

62

 < 0.001

 LGE extent (% of LV mass)

14 ± 8

16 ± 8

14 ± 8

0.003

 LGE extent > median

50

62

47

0.003

 Segments with LGE

6.0 ± 3.2

6.7 ± 3.4

5.9 ± 3.2

0.02

 LGE transmural extent 1–50% (no. of segments)

2.2 ± 2.5

2.1 ± 2.4

2.2 ± 2.5

0.61

 LGE transmural extent 51–100% (no. of segments)

3.8 ± 2.9

4.6 ± 3.1

3.7 ± 2.8

0.002

 CT-F tissue (no. of segments)

1.9 ± 2

1.5 ± 1.7

2.0 ± 2.0

0.02

  1. ACE-I, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; aldosterone antagonists; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CAD, coronary artery disease; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; CT-F, contractile fibrotic; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricular; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEDVi, left ventricular end-diastolic volume indexed; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; MI, myocardial infarction; WMSI, wall motion score index