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Table 1 Baseline and CMR characteristics of patients with and without inducible ischemia (N = 2058)

From: Long-term prognostic value of stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients without known coronary artery disease

 

All patients

(N=2058)

No ischemia

(N=1791)

Positive ischemia

(N=267)

p value

Age, years

71.2 ± 12.5

70.8 ± 12.6

74.7 ± 11.4

<0.001

Males, n (%)

772 (37.5)

613 (34.2)

159 (59.6)

<0.001

Body mass index, kg/m²

29.4 ± 6.6

29.6 ± 6.7

28.3 ± 5.7

<0.001

Coronary artery disease risk factors, n (%)

  

 Diabetes mellitus

702 (34.1)

618 (34.5)

84 (31.5)

0.363

 Hypertension

1358 (66.0)

1193 (66.6)

165 (61.8)

0.139

 Dyslipidemia

1007 (48.9)

875 (48.9)

132 (49.4)

0.911

 Current or previous smoking

436 (21.2)

378 (21.1)

58 (21.7)

0.881

  Family history of coronary disease

512 (24.9)

450 (25.1)

62 (23.2)

0.551

 Obesitya

726 (35.3)

644 (36.0)

82 (30.7)

0.109

Medical history of cardiovascular disease, n (%)

  

  Peripheral atheroma

52 (2.5)

45 (2.5)

7 (2.6)

0.662

 Ischemic stroke

90 (4.4)

78 (4.4)

12 (4.5)

0.877

  Pacemaker

10 (0.5)

9 (0.5)

1 (0.4)

1.000

  Renal failureb

23 (1.1)

21 (1.2)

2 (0.7)

0.759

 Prior hospitalization for heart failure

49 (2.4)

43 (2.4)

6 (2.3)

1.000

Indications to stress CMR (multiple possible), n (%)

  

 High cardiovascular disease riskc

724 (35.2)

572 (31.9)

152 (56.9)

<0.001

  Symptomatic angina

530 (25.8)

447 (25.0)

83 (31.1)

0.039

 Dyspnea

547 (26.6)

490 (27.4)

57 (21.3)

0.046

 Inconclusive stress test

410 (19.9)

360 (20.1)

50 (18.7)

0.658

  Inconclusive coronary CT angiogramd

26 (1.3)

24 (1.3)

2 (0.7)

0.566

Ten-year risk for fatal CAD (%)e

2.6 (1.1–5.6)

2.4 (0.9–5.4)

3.4 (1.7–6.4)

<0.001

Cardiac rhythm, n (%)

    

 Sinus rhythm

1507 (73.2)

1288 (71.9)

219 (82.0)

<0.001

 Sinus rhythm with extrasystoles

542 (26.3)

495 (27.6)

47 (17.6)

 

 Atrial fibrillation/supraventricular arrhythmias

9 (0.4)

8 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

 

LV ejection fraction, %

52.6 ± 12.7

52.9 ± 12.7

50.6 ± 12.7

0.007

LV end-diastolic volume index, ml/m2

81.1 ± 27.5

81.1 ± 27.3

81.5 ± 29.5

0.844

LV end-systolic volume index, ml/m2

40.6 ± 23.4

40.3 ± 23.3

42.3 ± 24.4

0.208

LV mass, g/m2

75.5 ± 7.7

72.9 ± 7.7

77.9 ± 7.8

<0.001

RV ejection fraction, %

65.9 ± 12.3

65.9 ± 12.3

65.8 ± 12.5

0.831

Presence of unrecognized MI, n (%)

210 (10.2)

135 (7.5)

75 (28.1)

<0.001

Number of segments of LGE

0.3 ± 1.0

0.2 ± 0.9

0.8 ± 1.6

<0.001

Number of segments of ischemia

0.3 ± 1.1

0.0 ± 0.0

2.6 ± 1.7

<0.001

Heart rate at baseline, beats/min

80 ± 13

80 ± 13

81 ± 15

0.688

Heart rate at stress, beats/min

92 ± 12

92 ± 11

94 ± 13

0.569

RPP at baseline, mmHg/beats/min

9.1 (7.6–10.8)

9.1 (7.6–10.7)

9.2 (7.6–10.9)

0.733

RPP at stress, mmHg/beats/min

10.4 (8.8–12.6)

10.4 (8.8–12.2)

11.2 (9.8–13.3)

0.363

  1. Values are n (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range)
  2. BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, CTA computed tomography, CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LV left ventricle, MI myocardial infarction, RPP rate-pressure product (pressure mmHg x Heart rate bpm)/1000, RV right ventricle, SD standard deviation
  3. aDefined by body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2
  4. bDefined by estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2
  5. cDefined by Framingham Risk Score > 20% of risk of CAD at 10 years
  6. dDefined by coronary stenosis of unknown significance on coronary CT angiography