Table 1

Clinical profile of patients


All (n = 86)
Revascularization (n = 35)
No Revascularization (n = 51)
p-value

Age, years
57 ± 12
58 ± 11
57 ± 14
0.32
Gender, male
73 (85%)
32 (91%)
41 (80%)
0.16
History of hypertension
54 (63%)
26 (74%)
28 (55%)
0.07
History of HL
59 (69%)
25 (71%)
34 (67%)
0.64
History of diabetes
24 (28%)
11 (31%)
13 (25%)
0.55
History of smoking
26 (30%)
12 (34%)
14 (27%)
0.50
Beta Blocker Use
62 (78%)
27 (90%)
35 (71%)
0.06
Ace-I or ARB Use
45 (57%)
17 (57%)
28 (57%)
0.36
Coronary anatomy, n (%)




1 vessel disease
13 (15%)
3 (9%)
10 (20%)
0.16
2 vessels disease†
24 (28%)
7 (21%)
17 (33%)
0.17
3 vessels disease
49 (57%)
25 (71%)
24 (47%)
0.02
ICD placement (%)
31 (36%)
8 (23%)
24 (47%)
0.02
Scar volume (cm3)
13.7 ± 12.7
14.5 ± 12.0
13.1 ± 13.3
0.60
Scar % of myocardium (%)
8.3 ± 6.9
9.2 ± 7.6
7.8 ± 6.3
0.37
LVEF (%)
26 ± 12
29 ± 13
24 ± 11
0.10
LVEDV (ml%)
231 ± 83
230 ± 97
232 ± 73
0.88
LVESV (ml%)
177 ± 83
173 ± 96
180 ± 74
0.69
LVED mass/volume (g/ml)
0.79 ± 0.30
0.83 ± 0.28
0.77 ± 0.31
0.22
Ant, sep infarct lesion
55 (64%)
23 (66%)
32 (63%)
0.78
Lat infarct lesion
40 (47%)
16 (46%)
24 (47%)
0.53
Inf infarct lesion
63 (73%)
25 (71%)
38 (75%)
0.75
Cardiovascular events
33 (38%)
16 (46%)
17 (33%)
0.24

Values are expressed as a mean ± SD. HL = hypercholesterolemia;

Ace-I = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme – Inhibitor, ARB = Angiotensin Receptor Blocker ICD = implantable cardiac defibrillator; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction;

LVEDV = left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVESV = left ventricular end systolic volume;

† 2 vessel disease include P-LAD or LMT.

Yokota et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008 10:17   doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-17