Table 1.
Measure instrument | Assessment | Parameter(s) |
Cardiac MRI | Cardiac structure | T1 mapping: native T1 and ECV, and LGE |
Cardiac function | Left-ventricular EF, right-ventricular EF | |
Echocardiography | Cardiac deformation | Global longitudinal strain |
Diastolic function | Diastolic function | |
Cardiopulmonary exercise test | Cardiorespiratory fitness | VO2peak |
Venous blood sample | Haematocrit, CV risk profile | Haematocrit, HbA1C, blood lipids, renal function. |
SQUASH questionnaire | Self-reported physical activity | Moderate-to high-intensity leisure and sport physical activity, min/week |
Face-to-face interview | Physical activity in the distant past | MET-hours/week |
CV, cardiovascular; ECV, extracellular volume; EF, ejection fraction; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; MET, metabolic equivalent task; SQUASH, Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-Enhancing Physical Activity.