Table 3.
MRI parameters | MRI I | MRI II | p-value |
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LV function | |||
LVEF (%) | 49.5 (25–73) | 64 (49–84) | < 0.001 |
LVEDVI (ml/m2) | 76.5 (47.0–112.0) | 73 (46.0–101.0) | 0.198 |
LV ballooning n (%) | |||
anterior | 65 (90) | 2 (3) | < 0.001 |
midventricular | 7 (10) | 0 | 0.493 |
basal | 0 | 0 | |
Myocardial injury (%) | |||
T2 Volume | 13.5 ± 11.3 | 0.6 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 |
LGE Volume | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
LV ballooning is presented as number of patients and percentage. LVEF, LVEDVI are presented as median with minimum and maximum range. LGE (myocardial scarring) and T2 volumes (myocardial oedema) are presented as mean with standard deviation. MRI Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, AW anterior wall, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDVI left ventricular end diastolic volume index, LV left ventricular, LGE late gadolinium enhancement
P-values in italic indicates statistical significance