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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Longitudinal shortening remains the principal component of left ventricular pumping in patients with chronic myocardial infarction even when the absolute atrioventricular plane displacement is decreased

Infarction location, n (%)

 LAD

20 (56%)

 RCA

16 (44%)

Time from MI to CMR (mean ± SE)

5 ± 1 year

Medication n (%)

 Acetyl salicylic acid

30 (83%)

 Statin

34 (94%)

 Betablocker

29 (81%)

 ACEi/ARB

30 (83%)

 Diuretics

12 (33%)

 Warfarin

10 (28%)