Research Article

Gadolinium Enhanced MR Coronary Vessel Wall Imaging at 3.0 Tesla

Table 1

Patient characteristics. BMI = body mass index; CAD = coronary artery disease; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction (derived from echocardiography); GFR = glomerular filtration rate. Values are expressed as mean ± one standard deviation.

Patient characteristics

 sex, F/M6/5
 age, y61 ± 10
 age range44–76
 BMI, kg/m227.1 ± 4.2

Medical history information, (%)

 hypertension9 (82)
 diabetes mellitus4 (36)
 hyperlipoproteinemia9 (82)
 history of smoking4 (36)
 previous PCI7 (64)
 previous CABG4 (36)
 prior myocardial infarction6 (55)
 LVEF (%)50.5 ± 9.0
 GFR (mL i (1.73 m2)-1)81.3 ± 22.6

Medication

 beta-blocker6 (55)
 statins10 (91)
 ACE-inhibitors5 (45)