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. 2015 Sep;70(9):989–998. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.05.006

Table 2.

Comparison of CMR-FT derived and hemodynamic parameters between rest and dobutamine stimulation.

Level of dobutamine (μg kg−1 min−1)
P value
Rest 10 20 Rest vs. 10 Rest vs. 20 10 vs. 20
Tom Tec Global torsion (°/cm) 2.7 (1.7) 4 (2.1) 4.6 (2.2) <0.05 <0.01 0.678
TPK global torsion (ms) 372 (113) 260 (59) 216 (27) 0.13 <0.01 0.05
Global Ecc (%) −18.8 (2.9) −26 (4.2) −28.1 (3.3) <0.01 <0.01 <0.05
TPK global Ecc (ms) 337 (27) 228 (47) 179 (17) <0.01 <0.01 <0.05
Global Err (%) 31.9 (6.3) 40.1 (9.7) 45.6 (4.9) 0.13 <0.01 <0.05
TPK global Err (ms) 327 (26) 231 (44) 179 (19) <0.01 <0.01 0.125



Circle Global torsion (°/cm) 1.8 (0.9) 3.6 (1.9) 3.6 (1.7) <0.05 <0.05 0.515
TPK global torsion (ms) 360 (75) 237 (50) 202 (52) <0.01 <0.01 <0.05
Global Ecc (%) −16 (2.7) −20.7 (2.1) −21.5 (2.5) <0.01 <0.01 0.374
TPK global Ecc (ms) 345 (51) 226 (54) 184 (31) <0.01 <0.01 0.051
Global Err (%) 27.6 (6.4) 45.2 (7.1) 49.3 (9) <0.01 <0.01 0.139
TPK global Err (ms) 345 (52) 229 (52) 187 (30) <0.01 <0.01 0.051



LV-EDV (ml/m2) 51.0 (7.5) 52.7 (9.1) 43.8 (15.4) 0.33 <0.05 <0.01
LV-ESV (ml/m2) 21.7 (5.1) 14.4 (5.9) 11.4 (4.6) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
LV-SV (ml/m2) 29.4 (4.1) 38.3 (7.4) 37.3 (6.5) <0.01 <0.01 0.24
LV-EF (%) 57.9 (5.6) 72.9 (9.5) 77.0 (5.7) <0.01 <0.01 <0.05
Mean BP (mmHg) 92 (10) 99 (10) 103 (11) <0.01 <0.05 <0.05
Heart rate 69 (10) 85 (17) 113 (12) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

Results are reported as mean (SD). Ecc, circumferential LV short axis strain; Err, radial LV short axis strain; TPK, time to peak; ms, milliseconds; BP, blood pressure; Other Abbreviations as in Table 1. Volumetric results have been adopted from.15 Bold p values indicate a significance level≤0.05.