Table 1

Patient characteristics and imaging performed

Number (n=575)Percentage
Age, mean (±SD)57.7 (15.2)
Sex, male (%)39769
Hypertension19634.1
Dyslipidaemia13924.2
Current smoking11419.8
Diabetes7412.9
Family history of premature CAD11219.5
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest142.4
ST-elevation/LBBB on ECG38166.3
Troponin raised22939.8
Troponin, median (IQR)0.48 (0.11, 4.0)
Chest X-ray37064.4
Echocardiogram42273.4
CT scan10017.4
CMR scan14725.6
EF <50%*7513.0
CMR LGE7212.5
  • *On either echocardiogram or CMR.

  • CAD, coronary artery disease; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; EF, ejection fraction; LBBB, left bundle branch block; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement.