Table 1 Baseline characteristics and conventional cardiac magnetic resonance function parameters for 115 study patients.

From: Evaluation of isolated left ventricular noncompaction using cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking in global, regional and layer-specific strains

Parametersa

Control group (n = 52)

ILVNC group (n = 63)

P value

ILVNC group

P value

LGE(+) (n = 29)

LGE(−) (n = 34)

Age, year

44.10 (5.7)b

44.44 (14.4)

0.902

48.93 (14.8)

40.62 (13.0)

0.021

Sex

Male

36 (69.2%)

44 (69.8)

0.944

23 (79.3%)

21(61.8%)

0.320

Female

19 (30.2%)

  

6 (20.7%)

13 (39.2%)

 

LVEF, %

62.51 (6.1)

23.72 (13.3)

 < 0.01

17.68 (10.9)

28.87 (13.1)

 < 0.01

LVEDVI, ml/m2

62.30 (12.2)

159.16 (78.3)

 < 0.01

180.59 (91.2

140.88 (60.9)

0.044

LVESVI, ml/m2

23.50 (7.0)

125.45 (71.2)

 < 0.01

150.77 (82.0)

103.85 (52.6)

 < 0.01

LVSVI, ml/m2

38.80 (8.4)

33.71 (18.2)

 < 0.01

29.82 (17.5)

37.03 (18.4)

0.080

LVMMI, g/m2

44.26 (9.1)

78.03 (33.3)

 < 0.01

88.61 (35.2)

69.00 29.0)

0.026

  1. ILVNC isolated left ventricular noncompaction, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDVI left ventricular end-diastolic volume index, LVESVI left ventricular end-systolic volume index, LVSVI left ventricular myocardial mass index, LVMMI left ventricular myocardial mass index.
  2. aCorresponding values outside parentheses reflect the mean value unless referring to sex (no. of n) or P-values.
  3. bValues in parentheses reflect ± standard deviation unless otherwise noted.
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