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Table 1 Baseline clinical and laboratory data

From: Is myocardial fibrosis appropriately assessed by calibrated and 2D strain derived integrated backscatter?

Total of patients included: n = 60

Clinical characteristics

 Age, years

73.5 (36.0–84.0) (IQR = 8.8)

 Male

27 (45%)

 BSA, m2

1.78 ± 0.17

 Hypertension

48 (80.0%)

 Diabetes mellitus

17 (28.3%)

 Dyslipidemia

34 (56.7%)

 Smoking history

13 (21.7%)

 Previous stroke

1 (1.7%)

 Atrial fibrillation

7 (11.7%)

 Previous pacemaker implantation

0 (0.0%)

 NYHA functional class

  I

1 (0.8%)

  II

42 (35.3%)

  III

17 (14.3%)

  Anginal symptoms

13 (10.9%)

  Syncope

14 (11.8%)

Laboratory results

 Htc, %

39.3 ± 3.1

 Creatinin, mg/dL

0.91 (0.58–2.26)

 Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min

71.47 ± 26.09

 NT-proBNP, pg/mL

561.0 (41.0–22664.0)

 Troponin I, ng/L

16.2 (0-115)

  1. Values are median (interquartile range); n (%); mean ± standard deviation 
  2. BSA Body surface area, Htc Haematocrit, NT–proBNP N–terminal B–type natriuretic peptide, NYHA New York Heart Association