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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan 23;99(3):770–778. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.10.067

Figure 3. Regional maximum principal strain magnitude and angles during LV remodeling.

Figure 3

Maximum principal strain magnitude (E1Mag) is altered in all regions as the ventricle remodels. Infarct (INF) experiences the greatest change in E1Mag, decreasing at 1-wk then increasing at 4-wks. Maximum principal strain angles (E1θRC, E1θRL, E1θCL) where unchanged in the remote region. Infarct and borderzone (BZ) angles rotated away from the radial direction to a more circumferential-longitudinal direction indicating stretch. (+ p<0.05 vs baseline, ‡ p<0.05 vs 1wk, *p<0.05 vs REM, • <0.05 vs BZ)