Table 4. Changes in strain imaging in patients after three months treatment with allopurinol .
Index | At baseline | After treatment | P value |
GLPS Avg, %, mean (SD) | -9.3 (3.2) | -10.9 (4.4) | <0.001 |
GLPS LAX, %, mean (SD) | -9.4 (4.3) | -10.2 (4.9) | <0.001 |
GLPS A4C, %, mean (SD) | -9.7 (3.8) | -10.9 (4.4) | <0.001 |
GLPS A2C, %, mean (SD) | -9.1 (2.9) | -11.5 (3.9) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: GLPS Avg, average global longitudinal peak strain; GLPS LAX, apical long axis view global longitudinal peak strain; GLPS A4C, four chamber view global longitudinal peak strain; GLPS A2C, two chamber view global longitudinal peak strain; SD, standard deviation.