Table 3.
Correlation of myocardial strain values with mass, late gadolinium enhancement and T1 mapping values among patients with Fabry disease
| Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) | Global Circumferential Strain (GCS) | Base-to-apex Longitudinal Strain Gradient | Base-to-apex Circumferential Strain Gradient | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r-value | p-value | r-value | p-value | r-value | p-value | r-value | p-value | |
| LVMi (g/m2) | 0.375 | 0.02 | 0.426 | 0.01 | −0.101 | 0.60 | −0.255 | 0.13 |
| LGE (%) | 0.508 | 0.002 | 0.298 | 0.08 | −0.097 | 0.61 | −0.089 | 0.61 |
| Native T1 (ms) | 0.112 | 0.51 | −0.085 | 0.62 | −0.006 | 0.98 | −0.243 | 0.15 |
| ECV (%) | −0.206 | 0.23 | −0.250 | 0.14 | −0.071 | 0.71 | −0.265 | 0.12 |
Correlation was assessed using Spearman correlation. ECV extracellular volume, GCS global circumferential strain, GLS global longitudinal strain, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LVMi left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area