Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion | Exclusion |
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Age more than 21 and less than 82 | Chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, chronic cardiac, lung, renal or liver disease) |
Body mass index <27 kg/m2 | Claustrophobia |
Ferromagnetic implants or shrapnel | |
Arrhythmia | |
Dyspnea precluding a 10-15 s breath-hold | |
Any medication | |
Abnormal EKG | |
Structural or valvular abnormality in 2D echocardiography |