Table 4. Comparison of markers of strain between aortic stenosis (AS) patients with “no/mild” and “significant” symptoms.

Strain parameter	“No / mild” (n=21)	“Significant” (n=21)	P value
Peak circumferential strain (%)
Base	−19.9±4.6	−19.5±6.8	0.812
Mid	−20.5±5.4	−22.1±5.2	0.320
Apex	−19.8±5.9	−20.8±6.7	0.622
Peak circumferential strain rate (S-1)
Systolic	−0.033±0.011	−0.033±0.007	0.791
Diastolic	0.027±0.015	0.031±0.017	0.400
Peak longitudinal strain (PLS)
Peak LS (%)	−17.967±3.921	−16.337±4.937	0.258
PLS rate
Systolic (%/s)	−106.301±43.276	−83.352±24.802	0.048
Diastolic (%/s)	86.476±29.805	72.855±25.631	0.134