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

Table 5.

Differences in myocardial strain from basal to apical region (%)

	Base	Mid	Apex
Radial strain
NC(n = 52)	33.34 ± 7.65	38.57 ± 8.59^a	27.58 ± 9.74^a,b
DCM(n = 54)	11.63 ± 4.86	9.82 ± 4.85	8.62 ± 4.49
Circumferential strain
NC(n = 52)	-24.85 ± 5.29	-28.72 ± 5.62^a	-32.47 ± 10.73^a,b
DCM(n = 54)	-11.35 ± 3.62	-10.08 ± 4.39	-9.87 ± 5.47
Longitudinal strain
NC(n = 52)	-14.39 ± 3.29	-17.81 ± 3.16^a	-24.85 ± 5.81^a,b
DCM(n = 54)	-8.61 ± 2.84	-6.92 ± 3.09	-8.73 ± 3.19

^aP < 0.05 vs basal region; ^bP < 0.05 vs mid region