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. 2017 Oct 23;20(FI2):f179–f191. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux278

Table 4.

CMR findings according to final diagnosis

No SHD (n = 52) ICM (n = 46) NICM (n = 38) ARVC (n = 11) HCM (n = 3) Other (n = 7)
Cine imaging
 LV EDV indexed (mL/m2) 70 ± 15 93 ± 31 94 ± 31 83 ± 24 77 ± 11 80 ± 19
 LV dilatation 0 (0%) 22 (48%) 14 (37%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (57%)
 LVEF (%) 65 ± 7 45 ± 15 53 ± 17 56 ± 10 51 ± 11 56 ± 19
 LVEF impairment 0 (0%) 32 (70%) 17 (45%) 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 1 (14%)
 LV wall motion abnormality 0 (0%) 36 (78%) 16 (42%) 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 3 (43%)
 LV maximum thickness (mm) 10.4 ± 0.8 9.6 ± 1.0 10.0 ± 1.4 10.4 ± 0.5 15.7 ± 2.1 10.2 ± 0.8
 RV EDV indexed (mL/m2) 75 ± 16 70 ± 18 80 ± 23 118 ± 35 63 ± 10 111 ± 53
 RV dilatation 0 (0%) 1 (3%) 4 (11%) 8 (73%) 0 (0%) 6 (86%)
 RVEF (%) 56 ± 9 53 ± 9 51 ± 10 32 ± 7 55 ± 9 45 ± 18
 RVEF impairment 0 (0%) 4 (9%) 9 (24%) 11 (100%) 0 (0%) 4 (57%)
 RV wall motion abnormality 0 (0%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 11 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (71%)
LGE imaginga
 LGE positive on LV 0 (0%) 46 (100%) 35 (92%) 3 (27%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%)
 LGE extent on LV (N segments)b 4.7 ± 2.7 2.8 ± 2.5 2.0 ± 1.0 3.3 ± 1.5
  Anterior LV LGE 17 (37%) 6 (16%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
  Septal LV LGE 23 (50%) 13 (34%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
  Inferior LV LGE 30 (65%) 5 (13%) 1 (9%) 1 (33%)
  Lateral LV LGE 29 (63%) 28 (74%) 3 (27%) 0 (0%)
 Subendocardial LGE 46 (100%) 2 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Non-ischemic LGE 0 (0%) 35 (92%) 3 (27%) 3 (100%)
  Midwall 19 (50%) 1 (9%) 3 (100%)
  Subepicardial 23 (61%) 2 (18%) 0 (0%)
  Striae-like 29 (76%) 2 (18%) 0 (0%)
  Focal or patchy 6 (16%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
 Transmural LGE 26 (56%) 2 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 LGE positive on RV 0 (0%) 2 (4%) 2 (5%) 11 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (71%)
 LGE extent on RV (N segments)b 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 3.7 ± 1.8 1.4 ± 0.5
  Anterior RV LGE 0 (0%) 1 (3%) 6 (54%) 5 (71%)
  Lateral RV LGE 0 (0%) 1 (3%) 11 (100%) 0 (0%)
  Inferior RV LGE 2 (4%) 0 (0%) 7 (63%) 0 (0%)
  Septal RV LGE 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5 (71%)

ARVC, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; EF, ejection fraction; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; ICM, ischaemic cardiomyopathy; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricle; NICM, non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy; RV, right ventricle; SHD, structural heart disease.

a

CMR protocol inclusive of high-resolution LGE.

b

Refers to patients with positive LGE.