Table 4. Cardiac MRI findings.
| MVO (n=40) | No-MVO (n=80) | p-value | |
| Duration between PPCI and MRI, days | 7 (7-8) | 7 (7-8) | 0.481 |
| LVEF, % | 41 (32-46) | 46 (39-52) | 0.003 |
| LV end-diastolic volume, ml | 139 (113-154) | 114 (94-138) | 0.001 |
| LV end-systolic volume, ml | 80 (67-97) | 61 (47-82) | <0.001 |
| Infarct size, % | 22 (18-30) | 12 (5-19) | <0.001 |
| MVO size, % | 8 (3-13) | 0 (0-0) | <0.001 |
| TEI grade 3 or 4 | 39 (97) | 43 (54) | <0.001 |
| Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%). EF: ejection fraction; LV: left ventricle; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; MVO: microvascular obstruction; PPCI: primary percutaneous coronary intervention; TEI: transmural extent of infarction | |||