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Table 3 Characteristics by myocardial categorization

From: Comprehensive cardiac magnetic resonance T1, T2, and extracellular volume mapping to define Duchenne cardiomyopathy

Characteristic

Normal (n = 3)

High T1 (n = 12)

Fibrosis (n = 21)

Edema (n = 10)

Fat (n = 1)

Fibrofatty (n = 2)

Age (years)

11.5 [8.5–14.3]

11.7 [9.8–14.7]

11.0 [9.6–15.0]

14.6 [12.0–21.4]

14.0

18.5 [17.8–19.1]

Weight (kg)

57.0 [33.2–66.5]

47.9 [40.2–70.1]

42.7 [30.5–52.3]

52.6 [38.1–82.7]

73.2

76.6 [64.5–88.6]

Steroid use at CMR1

3 (100%)

11 (92%)

12 (57%)

4 (40%)

0 (0%)

1 (50%)

LV Ejection Fraction (%)

66 [64–67]

60 [59–62]

59 [55–61]

55 [49–57]

68

36 [24–48]

LGE present

1 (33%)

5 (42%)

14 (67%)

9 (90%)

0 (0%)

2 (100%)

LGE (%)

9.77

12.5 [9.3–25.1]

30.2 [19.5–36.4]

28.2 [24.1–38.6]

–

44.7 [28.0–61.4]

Basal strain

− 17.2 [ − 19.1, − 15.0]

− 13.6 [− 15.7, − 12.6]

− 13.4 [− 15.8, − 12.4]

− 13.6 [− 16.1, − 10.6]

− 13.3

− 8.9 [− 12.1, − 5.6]

Mid strain (%)

− 18.6 [− 18.8, − 17.3]

− 16.7 [− 18.6, − 13.6]

− 14.6 [− 16.9, − 13.0]

− 14.7 [− 16.8, − 11.3]

− 15.5

− 8.5 [− 13.1, − 3.9]

Apical strain (%)

− 18.6 [− 19.7, − 18.1]

− 17.6 [18.9, − 14.6]

− 16.2 [− 18.0, − 13.5]

− 15.9 [− 19.2, − 12.3]

− 14.7

− 9.7 [− 15.2, − 4.2]

  1. Characteristics based on proposed myocardial categorization at the time of first CMR. Continuous variables presented as median [IQR]; categorical variables presented as number (%). CMR1, first cardiac MRI; ECV, extracellular volume fraction; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricle