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. 2012 Aug 24;1(4):e002246. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.002246

Table 2.

CMR Findings in 96 Patients With a Paired CMR Scan at Baseline and at Follow‐Up

MRI findings during index hospitalization
 Area at risk, % 32.9±12.4
 Infarct size, % 23.5±14.2
 Myocardial salvage index, %* 19.2±36.3
 Microvascular obstruction, n (%) 38 (40)
 Microvascular obstruction, %* 3.1±2.9
 Myocardial hemorrhage, n (%) 44 (47)
 Myocardial hemorrhage, % of left ventricle* 2.5±1.9
 Left ventricular mass, g
 Men 141.6±27.4
 Women 101.0±23.0
 Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 51.3±10.0
 Left ventricular end‐diastolic volume, mL
 Men 165.6±31.8
 Women 125.9±33.3
 Left ventricular end‐systolic volume, mL
 Men 83.1±24.6
 Women 57.1±29.1
MRI findings at 3 months
 Myocardial salvage index, %* 42.11±47.5
 Infarct size, % 16.6±11.6
 Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 56.9±9.9
 Left ventricular end‐diastolic volume, mL
 Men 174.0±39.4
 Women 129.6±37.8
 Left ventricular end‐systolic volume, mL
 Men 79.5±33.6
 Women 51.5±31.8

Data are given as n (%) or mean±SD.

*

Values are geometric mean±SD.

The CMR findings in patients with paired scans (n=96) were similar to those of patients with a single scan at baseline (n=108).