Table 3. Left ventricular circumferential strain.

Circumferential Strain, %	PH Patients (n=53)	Control Subjects (n=53)	P-Value
Basal
Global	-18.7 (-15.7 - -22.1)	-20.6 (-19.0 - -22.5)	0.0098*
Septum (6, 1)	-22.0 (-16.6 - -24.7)	-24.1 (-21.0 - -28.1)	0.0140
Septal (6)	-19.7 (-14.5 - -24.7)	-23.2 (-20.9 - -27.7)	0.0009*
Anteroseptal (1)	-23.8 (-18.8 - -26.7)	-24.4 (-21.2 - -30.5)	0.14
Free-Wall (2, 3, 4, 5)	-17.1 (-14.8 - -21.3)	-19.3 (-16.6 - -21.2)	0.057
Anterior (2)	-21.5 (-14.6 - -26.7)	-20.9 (-16.6 - -24.0)	0.68
Lateral (3)	-12.9 (-9.0 - -18.1)	-19.5 (-16.0 - -21.0)	0.0002*
Posterior (4)	-13.6 (-8.5 - -19.1)	-18.0 (-12.4 - -20.4)	0.057
Inferior (5)	-17.7 (-13.1 - -23.1)	-18.8 (-14.7 - -24.0)	0.38
Mid
Global	-19.4 (-16.8 - -20.8)	-19.7 (-17.8 - -21.3)	0.20
Septum (6, 1)	-23.1 (-19.6 - -26.0)	-23.4 (-19.5 - -25.8)	0.87
Septal (6)	-22.0 (-18.3 - -24.7)	-23.0 (-20.6 - -25.4)	0.21
Anteroseptal (1)	-23.4 (-19.9 - -26.6)	-23.0 (-20.0 - -26.0)	0.70
Free-Wall (2, 3, 4, 5)	-17.2 (-14.4 - -19.6)	-18.8 (-16.6 - -19.8)	0.0493
Anterior (2)	-23.1 (-18.5 - -25.8)	-21.2 (-19.0 - -24.2)	0.32
Lateral (3)	-15.2 (-12.7 - -17.4)	-17.6 (-14.3 - -20.8)	0.0033*
Posterior (4)	-12.6 (-10.1 - -16.3)	-16.0 (-12.3 - -18.3)	0.0237
Inferior (5)	-18.9 (-13.8 - -21.6)	-19.0 (-15.7 - -21.0)	0.66
Apical
Global	-22.5 (-19.7 - -25.8)	-22.0 (-19.5 - -24.2)	0.35
Septum (6, 1)	-23.0 (-20.1 - -26.7)	-23.4 (-18.7 - -26.2)	0.72
Septal (6)	-22.4 (-18.6 - -26.7)	-23.5 (-18.3 - -25.9)	0.95
Anteroseptal (1)	-24.3 (-20.5 - -26.3)	-23.0 (-19.0 - -26.0)	0.33
Free-Wall (2, 3, 4, 5)	-23.0 (-19.1 - -26.3)	-20.5 (-18.3 - -24.5)	0.26
Anterior (2)	-26.3 (-20.6 - -30.5)	-23.9 (-20.0 - -28.0)	0.0475
Lateral (3)	-22.8 (-16.4 - -26.7)	-21.0 (-16.4 - -26.0)	0.58
Posterior (4)	-20.2 (-15.8- -25.0)	-20.5 (-16.0 - -24.7)	0.99
Inferior (5)	-22.1 (-18.2 - -26.3)	-22.7 (-18.2 - -25.0)	0.59

Presented as median (interquartile range). PH indicates pulmonary hypertension.