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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2011 Mar 22;31(3):197–206. doi: 10.1007/s10840-011-9560-6

Table 3.

Strain and strain rate analysis

Characteristic Overall AFR group NR group Non-AF p value
Atrial emptying fraction 60.0±16.2 55.0±16.9 64.3±14.5 78±9 0.001
Global strain 30.9±20.9 19.9±20.49 29.2±14.78 46.6±19.80 <0.001
Lateral wall
    Annular S 18.2±14.29 11.4±7.03 20.2±14.24 23.4±7.78 0.01
    Mid S 45.9±54.88 37.8±78.69 39.1±20.71 65.4±50.60 <0.001
    Roof S 40.4±41.67 19.5±17.99 41.8±52.89 63.9±30.92 <0.001
Septal wall
    Roof S 28.7±39.65 13.7±9.41 21.9±16.26 55.7±64.98 <0.001
    Mid-S 34.0±21.25 25.4±20.60 34.2±21.09 44.0±8.35 <0.001
    Annular S 31.5±20.54 22.7±16.40 31.3±21.07 42.2±19.96 <0.001
Peak systolic global SR 1.3±0.65 0.9±0.44 1.3±0.57 1.8±0.64 <0.001
Lateral wall
    Annular SSR 1.2±0.77 0.9±0.41 1.2±0.67 1.7±1.02 <0.001
    Mid-SSR 1.9±1.46 1.4±1.55 1.9±1.34 2.4±1.39 <0.001
    Roof SSR 2.0±1.57 1.2±0.76 1.9±1.34 3.09±2.00 <0.001
Septal wall
    Roof SSR 1.6±1.37 1.0±0.48 1.4±0.76 2.7±2.04 <0.001
    Mid-SSR 1.9±1.00 1.3±0.68 1.9±0.82 2.5±1.21 <0.001
    Annular SSR 1.8±1.11 1.3±0.58 1.9±1.44 2.3±0.77 <0.001
Early diastolic global SR –1.4±0.82 –1.0±0.56 –1.4±0.66 –2.1±0.89 <0.001
Lateral wall
    Annular DSR –1.2±0.71 –0.9±0.39 –1.1±0.42 –1.8±0.96 <0.001
    Mid-DSR –2.1±1.70 –1.7±2.11 –1.9±0.95 –2.9±1.80 <0.001
    Roof DSR –2.1±1.74 –1.2±0.66 –2.2±1.94 –3.4±1.65 <0.001
Septal wall
    Roof DSR –1.6±1.08 –1.0±0.51 –1.4±0.75 –2.5±1.04 <0.001
    Mid-DSR –1.9±1.19 –1.5±0.70 –1.6±0.59 –2.8±1.74 <0.001
    Annular DSR –2.0±1.93 –1.3±0.74 –2.1±2.68 –2.7±1.34 <0.001
Peak systolic global V –2.4±0.82 –2.1±0.73 –2.6±0.91 –2.8±0.58 <0.001
Early diastolic global V 2.5±0.98 2.1±0.99 2.3±0.68 3.3±0.93 <0.001

S strain, SR strain rate, SSR peak systolic SR, Global V global velocity, SV peak systolic velocity, DSR early diastolic SR