TABLE I.
Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and CMR-Derived Parameters of Left and Right Ventricular Size and Function of the 50 Study Patients
| Gender (F) | 41 (82) |
| Age (years) | 54 ± 11 |
| African American | 34 (68) |
| Caucasian | 11 (22) |
| Duration of disease (years) | 15 ± 11 |
| Number of organs involved | 1.9 ± 1.1 |
| AVB/LBBB/RBBB on ECG | 8 (16) |
| Immunomodulators | 24 (48) |
| Steroids | 26 (52) |
| Hypertension | 29 (58) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 10 (20) |
| Diabetes | 9 (18) |
| LV EDVi (mL/m2) | 68 ± 14 |
| LV ESVi (mL/m2) | 27 ± 7 |
| LV EF (%) | 60 ± 5 |
| RV EDVi (mL/m2) | 74 ± 17 |
| RV ESVi (mL/m2) | 36 ± 13 |
| RV EF (%) | 54 ± 9 |
Numbers (and percentages) are listed for categorical variables, while means ± SD are shown for continuous variables. LV = left ventricular; RV = right ventricular; EF = ejection fraction; EDVi, ESVi = end-diastolic and end-systolic volume index, respectively; F = female; AVB = atrioventricular block; LBBB = left bundle branch block; RBBB = right bundle branch block.