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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