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Predictors of cardiovascular events |
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| Cardiovascular events (+) |
Cardiovascular events (-) |
p – value |
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| Scar volume (cm3) |
16.8 ± 12.4 |
11.7 ± 12.6 |
0.023 |
| Scar % of the myocardium (%) |
10.2 ± 6.9 |
7.2 ± 6.7 |
0.037 |
| LVEF (%) |
25 ± 10 |
27 ± 13 |
0.26 |
| LVEDV (ml) |
234 ± 76 |
230 ± 88 |
0.41 |
| LVESV (ml) |
180 ± 73 |
175 ± 90 |
0.40 |
| LVED mass/volume (g/ml) |
0.73 ± 0.25 |
0.84 ± 0.32 |
0.06 |
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Values are expressed as a mean ± SD. LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDV = left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVESV = left ventricular end systolic volume. | |||
Yokota et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008 10:17 doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-17 |
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