Table 2

Baseline cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings for the study cohort

No fibrosisFibrosisAll patientsp Value
CMR parameters—n (%)240 (33.8)471 (66.2)711
Maximum end-diastolic LV wall thickness—mm16.6±3.720.8±5.219.4±5.1<0.001
LV-EDV index—mL/m267.8±14.569.8±16.269.1±15.70.123
LV-ESV index—mL/m215.9±7.519.3±10.318.2±9.6<0.001
LV EF—%77.1±7.373.3±9.574.6±9.0<0.001
 <50%1 (0.4)11 (2.3)12 (1.7)0.021
 50–59%5 (2.1)25 (5.3)30 (4.2)
 ≥60%232 (97.5)434 (92.3)666 (94.1)
LV mass index—g/m288.7±25.1108.4±40.1101.9±37.0<0.001
Extent of LGE—% of LV mass9.5 (9.9)6.3 (9.2)
Median—% of LV Mass (IQR)5.9 (2.2, 13.3)2.2 (0, 9.1)
  • All values are mean±SD unless otherwise stated.

  • CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; EDV, end-diastolic volume; ESV, end-systolic volume; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement.