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Table 2 Pre-operative imaging and histopathology data

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

Total of patients included: n = 60

Echocardiography

 

    Aortic valve area, cm2

0.67 ± 0.19

    Maximum aortic gradient, mmHg

99.89 ± 30.58

    Mean aortic gradient, mmHg

63.1 ± 20.2

    Stroke volume index, mL/m2

43.97 ± 9.31

    LV indexed mass, g/m2

141.73 (67.27–360.83)

    Maximum septal thickness, mm

16.0 ± 2.8

    LVEF, %

57.01 ± 8.32

    Global longitudinal strain, %

–14.57 ± 3.77

    PLAX cIBS, dB

–17.45 (–31.2–10.95)

    AP3C cIBS, dB

–9.17 ± 9.45

    AP3C, strain derived IBS, dB

113.99 ± 22.59

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

    LV indexed mass, g/m2

76.2 ± 23.3

    LVEDV, mL

148.9 ± 37.6

    Geometric remodeling, g/mL

0.93 ± 0.22

    LVEF, %

59.6 ± 9.0

    Delayed enhancement, g

3.03 (0–23.8)

    Delayed enhancement, % of mass

2.50 (0.0–21.0)

    Global native T1, ms

1049.5 (947.0–1179.0)

    Basal anteroseptal native T1, ms

1071.0 (965.0–10130.0)

    Global ECV, %

24.0 (15.0–54.0)

    Basal anteroseptal ECV, %

22.0 (13.1–44.2)

Histopathology at EMB

    Fibrosis, % (CVF)

9.7 (6.15–16.7)

  1. Values are median (interquartile range); mean ± standard deviation
  2. AP3C Apical 3-chamber view, cIBS Calibrated integrated backscatter, CVF Collagen volume fraction, dB Decibel, ECV Extracellular volume, EDV End-diastolic volume, EF Ejection fraction, EMB Endomyocardial biopsy, LV Left ventricle, PLAX Parasternal long axis view