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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Oct;134(4):1017–1024. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.03.060

TABLE 1.

Regional circumferential strain between end diastole and end systole

Region Before Dor procedure Two weeks after Dor procedure Six weeks after Dor procedure
1 cm below base
    Anterior −9.8 ± 5.7 −10.6 ± 6.3 −14.1 ± 6.3*
    Lateral −13.8 ± 7.7 −11.6 ± 5.3 −11.5 ± 7.9
    Posterior −8.9 ± 6.1 −10.6 ± 8.5 −13.3 ± 8.3*
    Septal −8.0 ± 3.4 −10.9 ± 6.1* −10.1 ± 4.5*
2 cm below base (equator)
    Anterior −9.9 ± 5.0 −8.3 ± 9.5 −13.1 ± 4.3*
    Lateral −12.2 ± 7.0 −10.3 ± 8.1 −16.9 ± 8.0*
    Posterior −9.0 ± 5.1 −10.6 ± 10.0 −18.4 ± 10.8*
    Septal −6.9 ± 4.0 −9.6 ± 8.2* −10.9 ± 4.9*
3 cm below base
    Anterior −8.5 ± 5.1 −6.4 ± 9.5 −10.1 ± 4.8
    Lateral −10.0 ± 5.1 −7.6 ± 10.8 −15.5 ± 7.9*
    Posterior −9.7 ± 4.7 −8.8 ± 8.6 −15.8 ± 10.8*
    Septal −6.2 ± 4.6 −8.7 ± 7.0* −10.5 ± 4.1*
4 cm below base (border zone)
    Anterior −6.1 ± 5.2 −5.7 ± 7.2 −5.8 ± 4.8
    Lateral −4.6 ± 5.9 −5.7 ± 8.3 −11.5 ± 11.1*
    Posterior −9.0 ± 3.4 −7.2 ± 8.7 −7.4 ± 6.5
    Septal −5.7 ± 4.3 −7.1 ± 5.3* −6.7 ± 5.2

Values are mean ± standard deviation.

*

P < .05 2 and 6 weeks after Dor procedure versus before Dor procedure.

P < .05 2 weeks versus 6 weeks after Dor procedure.