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Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the training and validation cohorts

From: Distinguishing cardiac myxomas from cardiac thrombi by a radiomics signature based on cardiovascular contrast-enhanced computed tomography images

 

The primary group

p

The validation group

p

Myxoma (41)

Thrombus (35)

Myxoma (18)

Thrombus (15)

Sex

  

0.684

  

0.373

 Female

23 (56.1)

17 (48.6)

 

10 (55.6)

6 (40.0)

 

 Male

18 (43.9)

18 (51.4)

 

8 (44.4)

9 (60.0)

 

Age(years)

60.98 ± 12.62

56.38 ± 15.35

0.054

62.94 ± 12.92

62.27 ± 12.20

0.873

Clinical manifestation

  

0.146

  

0.061

 Cardiac signs

27 (55.1)

30 (73.2)

 

9 (45.0)

13 (86.7)

 

 Embolism

12 (24.5)

9 (22.0)

 

6 (30.0)

2 (13.3)

 

 Constitutional symptoms

3 (6.1)

1 (2.4)

 

2 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

 

 No symptom

7 (14.3)

1 (2.4)

 

3 (15.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Medical records

  

0.011*

  

0.010*

 Diabetes mellitus

3 (6.7)

3 (3.1)

 

4 (26.7)

4 (10.5)

 

 Hypertension

9 (20.0)

7 (7.1)

 

5 (33.3)

5 (13.2)

 

 Atrial fibrillation

4 (8.9)

15 (15.3)

 

0 (0.0)

12 (31.6)

 

 Rheumatic heart disease

2 (4.4)

28 (28.6)

 

0 (0.0)

5 (13.2)

 

 Heart valves obstruction

8 (17.8)

14 (14.3)

 

1 (6.7)

3 (7.9)

 

 Heart valves insufficiency

12 (26.7)

19 (19.4)

 

5 (33.3)

5 (13.2)

 

 Others

7 (15.6)

12 (12.2)

 

0 (0.0)

4 (10.5)

 

 Heart rate

82.00 ± 9.26

89.51 ± 21.65

0.076

82.17 ± 12.61

87.40 ± 13.34

0.244

 Cardiac murmur

19 (46.3)

14 (40.0)

0.373

4 (26.7)

7 (46.7)

0.133

Naked eye findings

      

 Calcification

8 (19.5)

4 (11.4)

0.367

2 (11.1)

3 (20.0)

0.639

 Hydrothorax

4 (9.8)

9 (25.7)

0.066

1 (5.6)

6 (40.0)

0.030*

 Pericardial effusion

9 (22.0)

13 (37.1)

0.146

2 (11.1)

8 (53.3)

0.020*

 Heart enlargement

25 (61.0)

29 (85.3)

0.036*

8 (44.4)

12 (80.0)

0.037*

 Homogeneous density

27 (65.9)

26 (74.3)

0.425

12 (66.7)

11 (73.3)

0.722

 Surface

  

0.041*

  

0.048*

  Coarse

24 (58.5)

12 (34.3)

 

11 (61.1)

4 (26.7)

 

  Smooth

17 (41.5)

23 (65.7)

 

7 (38.9)

11 (73.3)

 

 Location

  

0.498

  

0.375

  LA

37 (90.2)

29 (82.9)

 

16 (88.9)

11 (73.3)

 

  RA

4 (9.8)

6 (17.1)

 

2 (11.1)

4 (26.7)

 
  1. *p value < 0.05; ages and heart rate are shown as mean ± standard deviation; other data are the number of patients with the percentage in Parentheses
  2. Cardiac signs included: Dyspnea, palpitations, malaise or syncope, chest pain or discomfort, dizziness, lower limb edema and hemoptysis
  3. Constitutional symptoms included: fever, weight loss, anemia, or pseudo-connective tissue disease signs
  4. Others included: Patent foramen ovale, Pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia. LA: left atrium, RA: right atrium