Table 4.
Average peak rotation in the base, mid, and apical regions of the heart for both the endocardium (endo) and epicardium (epi) for control patients versus HFpEF patients.
| Myocardium layer, myocardium level |
Control peak rotation (degrees) |
HFpEF peak rotation (degrees) |
Absolute difference between control and HFpEF (degrees) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base, endo | 1.16 ± 3.36 | 1.51 ± 6.07 | 0.35 | <0.001 |
| Base, epi | 0.83 ± 2.58 | 1.39 ± 5.62 | 0.56 | <0.001 |
| Mid, endo | 1.83 ± 5.06 | 1.66 ± 7.54 | 0.18 | 0.479 |
| Mid, epi | 1.31 ± 3.44 | 0.79 ± 5.12 | 0.52 | 0.167 |
| Apex, endo | 3.94 ± 9.16 | 2.05 ± 6.40 | 1.89 | <0.001 |
| Apex, epi | 2.73 ± 6.50 | 2.25 ± 6.25 | 0.48 | 0.147 |