Table 1.
Patient characteristics and results from the 10 study patients, all of whom had cavity obliteration on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
Patient | Age (years) | Sex | Reason for ECG | Depth of T wave inversion (mm) | Maximum apical thickness by CMR (mm) | Average apical basal ratio by CMR | Echocardiography report |
1 | 48 | M | Family history of IHD | 11 | 27 | 1.8 | Normal |
2 | 51 | M | Routine medical examination | 12 | 16 | 1.4 | Trabeculated apex |
3 | 64 | F | Palpitations, chest pain | 17 | 28 | 3.2 | Akinetic apex |
4 | 56 | M | Chest pain | 6 | 15 | 1.4 | Normal |
5 | 57 | M | Family history of abnormal ECG | 4 | 16 | 2.0 | Normal |
6 | 56 | M | Routine medical examination | 11 | 20 | 2.5 | Normal |
7 | 59 | M | Routine medical examination | 10 | 16 | 2.5 | Normal |
8 | 54 | M | Routine medical examination | 5 | 17 | 1.7 | Normal |
9 | 59 | F | Palpitations | 6 | 24 | 3.2 | Poor views, normal |
10 | 52 | m | Routine medical examination | 11 | 17 | 1.9 | Normal |
F, female; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; M, male.