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. 2012 Mar 7;10:8. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-10-8

Table 4.

Peak systolic longitudinal strain values (%)

Parameter NC
(n = 52)
DCM
(n = 54)
P Value
BA -13.4 ± 4.2 -9.3 ± 4.1 < 0.001
BAS -16.3 ± 4.1 -6.7 ± 3.3 < 0.001
BS -12.4 ± 3.5 -6.2 ± 2.5 < 0.001
BI -16.3 ± 4.2 -8.2 ± 3.2 < 0.001
BP -15.4 ± 4.5 -10.5 ± 3.5 < 0.001
BL -14.9 ± 6.4 -10.3 ± 3.2 < 0.001
MA -14.2 ± 5.5 -7.2 ± 3.5 < 0.001
MAS -17.3 ± 4.2 -7.1 ± 3.2 < 0.001
MS -18.1 ± 3.4 -7.4 ± 3.2 < 0.001
MI -17.2 ± 4.4 -6.9 ± 2.6 < 0.001
MP -19.3 ± 6.3 -6.6 ± 3.2 < 0.001
ML -16.9 ± 4.7 -6.4 ± 2.6 < 0.001
AA -22.3 ± 5.1 -7.8 ± 3.5 < 0.001
AS -28.2 ± 6.4 -10.3 ± 3.2 < 0.001
AI -27.4 ± 6.0 -8.6 ± 3.4 < 0.001
AL -20.4 ± 5.2 -7.6 ± 3.2 < 0.001

BA = basal anterior; BAS = basal anteroseptal; BS = basal inferoseptal; BI = basal inferior; BP = basal posterior; BL = basal lateral; MA = mid anterior; MAS = mid anteroseptal; MS = mid inferoseptal; MI = mid inferoseptal; MP = basal posterior; ML = basal lateral; AA = apical anterior; AS = apical septal; AI = apical inferior; AL = apical lateral