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. 2021 Aug 3;36:100854. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100854

Table 2.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) findings (n (%), unless otherwise indicated).

CMR findings
Post-COVID-19 (n = 57) Controls (n = 20) p
LVEF, % 61 ± 10 63 ± 4 0.68
LVEDV (index), mL/m2 76 ± 17 74 ± 12 0.75
LVESV (index), mL/m2 30 ± 9 27 ± 6 0.83
RVEF, % 60 ± 9 62 ± 6 0.84
RVEDV (index), mL/m2 74 ± 18 75 ± 14 0.67
RVESV (index), mL/m2 30 ± 9 29 ± 8 0.83
Abnormal STIR
Myocardial
Pericardial
6 (10.5%)
4 (7%)
2 (3.5%)
Native T1, ms
<8 weeks (n = 7)
≥8 weeks (n = 50)
996.4 ± 43.9
995 ± 88.3
996.5 ± 38.4
981.5 ± 21.2 0.34
ECV, %
Abnormal, %
<8 weeks, % (n = 7)
≥8 weeks, % (n = 50)
26.6 ± 3.1
11 (19.3%)
28.3 ± 6
26.5 ± 2.75
T2 mapping, ms
<8 weeks (n = 7)
≥8 weeks (n = 50)
50.9 ± 4.3
55 ± 12.6
50.51 ± 2.8
48 ± 1.9 <0.01
LGE
Non-ischaemic
Ischaemic
Pericardial
15 (26.3%)
11 (19.3%)
2 (3.5%)
2 (3.5%)
FT-CS
<8 weeks (n = 7)
≥8 weeks (n = 50)
18.6 ± 3.3%
15.6 ± 2.2%
18.9 ± 2.6%.
19.2 ± 2.1% 0.52
FT-RS
<8 weeks (n = 7)
≥8 weeks (n = 50)
32.3 ± 8.1%
24.9 ± 5.8%
33.5 ± 7.2%
33.6 ± 7.1% 0.90

Abbreviations: ECV, extracellular volume; FT, feature tracking; FT-CS, FT circumferential strain; FT-RS, FT radial strain; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricle; LVEDV, LV end-diastolic volume; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; LVESV, LV end-systolic volume; RV, right ventricle; RVEDV, end-diastolic volume; RVEF, RV ejection fraction; RVESV, RV end-systolic volume; STIR, short tau inversion recovery.