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Table 6 The characteristics of cardiac magnetic resonance of the patients before and after treatment

From: The clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with systemic sclerosis with myocardial involvement

No.

Immunosuppressive treatment

Interval between two CMR test(months)

Before treatment

After treatment

 

LV EF (%)

RV EF (%)

Hypoperfusion/location

Gadolinium/location

LV EF (%)

RV EF (%)

Hypoperfusion/location

Gadolinium/location

1

CTX + G

5.7

51.2

42.9

LV inferior

LV + RV diffuse subendocardial

38.6

19.9

Ventricle septal + LV

LV + RV diffuse subendocardial

2

MMF + G

16.2

51.8

35.5

 

LV apical

44.4

30.5

 

LV apical

3

CTX + G

6.3

31.5

22.8

 

LV + RV subendocardial

26.4

22.5

 

LV + RV subendocardial

4

CTX + G

5.9

77.7

68.2

 

Ventricular septal + LV

67.6

62.4

 

Ventricular septal + LV

5

N

32.9

57

60.6

 

Ventricular septal

56.3

47.7

 

Ventricular septal

6

CTX + G

26.4

42.4

50.6

LV lateral

Ventricular septal + LV

43.7

48.4

LV lateral

Ventricular septal + LV

  1. G: glucocorticoid; CTX: cyclophosphamide; MMF: mycophenolate; N: no; LV: left ventricular; RV: right ventricular; EF: Ejection fraction