Table 3.

Peak global myocardial velocities in control subjects versus patients with PH

Global velocity	Normal (cm/s)	PH patient (cm/s)	p-value
LV Srad	2.4 ± 0.4	2.3 ± 0.5	0.14
LV Erad	3.1 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 1.0	0.001*
LV Slong	3.3 ± 1.0	3.3 ± 1.1	0.98
LV Elong	4.2 (3.4, 5.5)	2.6 (1.7, 3.3)	<0.00001*
LV S1tang	−1.8 ± 0.7	−1.4 ± 0.8	0.064
LV S2tang	1.3 ± 0.6	0.50 ± 0.69	0.0001*
LV E1tang	−0.4 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.5	<0.00001*
LV E2tang	0.9 (0.7,1.3)	−0.8 (−1.1, −0.3)	<0.00001*

Values are mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range)

*indicates statistical significance (p < 0.0018 following Bonferroni correction)