Research Article
Galectin-3 Reflects Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Being Assessed by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study patients (
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| Characteristic | Values |
| Age, median (range; ) | 55.2 (18–85; 51.6–58.8) | Gender, (%) | | Male | 58 (69) | Female | 26 (31) | Cardiovascular risk factors, (%) | | Arterial hypertension | 37 (44) | Hypercholesterinemia | 21 (25) | Cardiac family history | 15 (18) | Smoking status | 32 (38) | Diabetes mellitus | 11 (13) | Obesity | 12 (14) | Laboratory parameters, median () | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.89 (0.78–1.04) | GFR (mL/min) | 89.00 (75.00–101.00) | Medical history, (%) | | Chronic heart failure | 32 (38) | NYHA I | 10 (12) | NYHA II | 14 (17) | NYHA III | 7 (8) | NYHA IV | 1 (1) | Atrial fibrillation | 13 (15) | Paroxysmal | 8 (10) | Persistent | 3 (4) | Permanent | 2 (2) | Coronary artery disease | 26 (31) | 1 vessel disease | 10 (12) | 2 vessel diseases | 3 (4) | 3 vessel diseases | 13 (15) | Myocardial infarction | 17 (20) | Valvular heart disease | 31 (37) | Chronic kidney disease | 7 (8) | COPD | 7 (8) | Asthma | 6 (7) | Pneumonia | 2 (2) | Pulmonary hypertension | 1 (1) | Cancer | 7 (8) |
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Confidence interval. Interquartile range.
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