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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Mar 31;53(13):1138–1145. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.052

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Characteristics Scar By DE-MRI No Scar By DE-MRI P
Patient number 14 15
Age (years) 52±13 48±17 0.5
Gender (M/F) 9/5 7/8 0.5
Ejection fraction 0.38±0.09 0.36±0.09 0.5
MRI: LV volume enddiastolic (ml) 194±56 184±72 0.7
MRI: LV mass (cm3) 172±53 130±46 0.07
Spontaneous or inducible VT 9/14 0/15 <0.001
Frequent PVCs 7/14 15/15 <0.001
SOO of PVCs (RV / LV) 0/4 7/7 0.1
Effective ablation sites of VTs (RV / LV) per patient 3/4 0/0 1

Abbreviations: DE-MRI= delayed enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; VT= ventricular tachycardia; PVC= premature ventricular complex; ACEI= angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; SOO= site of origin; RV= right ventricle; LV= left ventricle.