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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 4. Regional minimum principal strain magnitude and angles during LV remodeling.

Figure 4

At 1-week (1-wk) minimum principal strain magnitude (E3Mag) decreases in all regions but increases as remodeling continues. Remote (REM) improvement could be attributed to LV compensation whereas borderzone (BZ) and infarct (INF) increase is probably a consequence of tissue stretch. Angles (E1θRC, E1θRL, E1θCL are altered in all regions which may be attributed to both changes in INF and BZ tissue properties and decreased LV torsion. (+ p<0.05 vs baseline, ‡ p<0.05 vs 1wk, *p<0.05 vs REM, • <0.05 vs BZ)