Table 3.

Left ventricular tissue Doppler imaging velocities and global strains in controls and patients

	Controls (n=30)	SSc (n=29)	p
Septal s’, cm/s	8.4±0.3	8.0±0.3	ns
Septal e’, cm/s	9.5±1.5	8.9±1.7	ns
Septal a’, cm/s	9.7±1.2	9.6±1.5	ns
E/e’ ratio	6.8±1.3	6.9±1.4	ns
RS, %	38.5±9.3	35.5±8.1	ns
CS, %	−20.4±5.6	−15.3±6.2	0.001
LS, %	−22.6±4.1	−13.1±4.8	< 0.001

RS, CS and LS: radial, circumferential and longitudinal strain, respectively.