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Table 2 CMR findings

From: The unique value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome and culprit-free coronary angiograms

 

All population (n = 130)

AMI (n = 25)

Myocarditis (n = 52)

Perimyocarditis (n = 24)

Takotsubo CMP (n = 21)

Unclear dg (n = 8)

p among groups

LV EF (%)

57.6 ± 12.1

57.4 ± 13.0

60.1 ± 10.6

55.2 ± 10.8

50.3 ± 12.4

67.9 ± 10.5

<0.001*

EDV (ml)

130 ± 47

112 ± 55

141 ± 41

149 ± 46

103 ± 40

131 ± 34

<0.001*

WM abnormalities (n)

62 (47.7%)

20 (80.0%)

13 (25.0%)

9 (37.5%)

20 (95.2%)

0 (0%)

<0.001*

Myocardial LGE (n)

94 (72.3%)

21 (84.0%)

50 (96.2%)

21 (87.5%)

2 (9.5%)

0 (0%)

<0.001*

Myocardial oedema (n)

75 (59.1%)

15 (65.2%)

37 (71.2%)

19 (79.2%)

4 (19.0%)

0 (0%)

<0.001*

LV hypertrophy (n)

27 (20.8%)

4 (16.0%)

7 (13.5%)

5 (20.8%)

7 (33.3%)

4 (50%)

0.118

Pericardial effusion and/or LGE (n)

29 (22.3%)

3 (12.0%)

3 (5.8%)

23 (95.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

<0.001*

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or the number of subjects with the percentage in parentheses
  2. AMI acute myocardial infarction, CMP cardiomyopathy, dg diagnosis, LV left ventricle, EF ejection fraction, EDV end-diastolic volume, WM wall motion, LGE late gadolinium enhancement
  3. * p < 0.05 between groups