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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar 16;10(6):953–957. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.220384

Table 2.

Regional Normal Longitudinal Strain Values (n = 50)

Region
Level AS A AL PL P PS Entire Level
Base −0.13 ± 0.04 −0.13 ± 0.04 −0.14 ± 0.04 −0.14 ± 0.04 −0.13 ± 0.04 −0.13 ± 0.04 −0.13 ± 0.04
Mid-ventricle −0.16 ± 0.03 −0.15 ± 0.03 −0.14 ± 0.04 −0.14 ± 0.04 −0.14 ± 0.03 −0.15 ± 0.03 −0.15 ± 0.03
Apex −0.18 ± 0.04 −0.17 ± 0.05 −0.15 ± 0.04 −0.17 ± 0.04 −0.19 ± 0.04 −0.18 ± 0.04 −0.18 ± 0.05
Entire Region −0.16 ± 0.04 −0.15 ± 0.04 −0.14 ± 0.04 −0.15 ± 0.04 −0.15 ± 0.05 −0.15 ± 0.04 −0.15 ± 0.04

AS = anteroseptal; A = anterior; AL = anterolateral; PL = posterolateral; P = posterior; PS = posteroseptal.