Incidence of cardiac events during follow-up
| All patients (n=184) | LGEpos (n=72) | LGEneg (n=112) | p Value† | |
| Cardiac death | 5 (2.7) | 4 (5.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0.08 |
| ICD discharge for VF/VT | 8 (4.3) | 6 (8.3) | 2 (1.8) | 0.06 |
| Hospitalisation for CHF | 9 (4.9) | 6 (8.3) | 3 (2.7) | 0.16 |
| Composite end point | 21 (11.4)* | 15* (20.8) | 6 (5.4) | 0.002 |
| ICD implantation | 31 (16.8) | 18 (25) | 13 (11.6) | 0.03 |
| Cardiac transplantation | 3 (1.6) | 3 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 0.06 |
Values are number (%).
↵* One patient was admitted for CHF and suffered sudden cardiac death at a later time point.
↵† LGEpos vs LGEneg.
CHF, congestive heart failure; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.