Table 2.
Echocardiographic and CT parameters.
| Echo Parameters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Myocarditis (n = 15) | MINOCA (n = 14) | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (n = 9) | All Patients (n = 38) | Healthy Controls (n = 12) | p-Value * |
| Left ventricle EDVI | 67.00 ± 12.94 | 67.14 ± 24.07 | 62.75 ± 10.34 | 66.55 ± 17.90 | 61 ± 9.27 | 0.467 |
| Left ventricle ejection fraction | 56.07 ± 7.89 | 56.43 ± 11.47 | 44.50 ± 12.87 | 54.82 ± 10.56 | 61.7 ± 5.89 | 0.133 |
| Regional wall motion | 8 (53.3%) | 4 (28.6%) | 9 (100%) | 21 (55.2%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 |
| Pericardial effusion | 1 (6.67%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (5.2%) | 0 (0%) | 0.390 |
| CT Analysis and pFAI Values | ||||||
| Coronary arteries with no lesions | 1 (6.7%) | 6 (42.9%) | 2 (22.2%) | 9 (23.7%) | 12 (100%) | <0.001 |
| Diameter (mm) | 3.32 ± 0.69 | 3.46 ± 0.91 | 2.79 ± 0.66 | 3.26 ± 0.79 | 3.80 ± 0.88 | 0.5473 |
| Volume (cm3) | 1.20 ± 0.80 | 1.38 ± 0.65 | 1.02 ± 0.41 | 1.23 ± 0.68 | 1.74 ± 0.56 | 0.090 |
| Median (HU) | −82.00 ± 13.14 | −80.62 ± 14.92 | −80.00 ± 13.59 | −81.19 ± 13.52 | −93.33 ± 7.92 | 0.041 |
| Mean (HU) | −86.45 ± 11.69 | −84.63 ± 13.88 | −84.79 ± 13.78 | −85.51 ± 12.47 | −96.02 ± 6.66 | 0.0077 |
| Standard deviation (HU) | 37.01 ± 5.20 | 35.28 ± 7.04 | 36.53 ± 8.47 | 36.24 ± 6.34 | 40.02 ± 2.64 | 0.025 |
* All patients vs. healthy controls.