Research Article

Galectin-3 Reflects Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Being Assessed by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Table 3

Univariable correlations between galectin-3 and baseline characteristics, biomarkers, and cardiac MRI parameters according to MAPSE subgroups.

All patients
()
MAPSE I
≥ 11 mm
()
MAPSE II
8–11 mm
()
MAPSE III
< 8 mm
()

Age0.410.00010.430.010.520.003−0.050.86
Creatinine0.180.090.070.680.060.750.310.21
NT-proBNP0.420.00010.190.280.270.140.480.04
LVEF−0.230.02−0.250.150.110.55−0.360.15
−0.030.72−0.240.16−0.190.280.550.01
0.090.380.020.90−0.190.290.420.07
−0.270.01−0.400.01−0.210.240.280.25
RVEF0.250.01−0.040.810.540.002−0.020.93
−0.370.0001−0.520.001−0.490.0050.360.14
−0.390.0001−0.280.108−0.570.0010.210.41
−0.240.02−0.370.028−0.230.220.400.10
TAPSE−0.160.13−0.030.860.100.58−0.050.84
Remodeling index−0.050.630.0010.997−0.140.47−0.330.18
PWT0.080.420.330.04−0.080.64−0.090.70
SWT0.140.190.150.380.280.12−0.120.63

LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDV, LV end-diastolic volume; LVESV, LV end-systolic volume; LVSV, LV stroke volume; RVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction; RVEDV, RV end-diastolic volume; RVESV, RV end-systolic volume; RVSV, RV stroke volume; TAPSE, tricuspid annular posterior systolic excursion; PWT, posterior wall thickness; SWT, septal wall thickness.
Body surface area.
Bold values indicate statistically significant ().