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Tethering lengths
| EarlyS | MidS | EndS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Ischemia | Baseline | Ischemia | Baseline | Ischemia | |
| - anterior PM (cm) | 3.57±0.17 | 3.60±0.26 | 3.54±0.18 | 3.54±0.25 | 3.47±0.18 | 3.53±0.25 |
| - posterior PM (cm) | 3.88±0.30 | 4.00±0.29 | 3.85±0.31 | 3.98±0.33* | 3.78±0.32 | 3.99±0.29** |
Group mean±SD
=p<0.05 vs baseline
=p<0.01 vs baseline
PM=papillary muscle, EarlyS= early systole, MidS= mid-systole, EndS= end-systole (see METHODS for definition of timepoints)
