Table 2.

Strain parameters in patients and healthy subjects.

Parameter	Patients	Age-matched HS	p-Value
Ecc basal	−0.18 ± 0.03	− 0.20 ± 0.02	0.20
Ecc mid	− 0.20 ± 0.03	− 0.21 ± 0.03	0.50
Ecc apical	− 0.22 ± 0.03	− 0.23 ± 0.03	0.90
Ecc global	− 0.20 ± 0.03	− 0.21 ± 0.03	0.50
Ell basal	− 0.14 ± 0.02	− 0.18 ± 0.02	0.01*
Ell mid	− 0.15 ± 0.03	− 0.20 ± 0.02	0.00**
Ell apical	− 0.16 ± 0.03	− 0.22 ± 0.02	0.00**
Ell global	− 0.15 ± 0.02	− 0.20 ± 0.02	0.00**
Err basal	0.38 ± 0.05	0.39 ± 0.04	0.60
Err mid	0.32 ± 0.04	0.35 ± 0.03	0.10
Err apical	0.25 ± 0.04	0.28 ± 0.03	0.10
Err global	0.32 ± 0.04	0.34 ± 0.03	0.20
Rotation bas (°)	− 1.60 ± 1.20	− 4.80 ± 3.10	0.00**
Rotation mid (°)	5.40 ± 1.50	8.70 ± 2.20	0.01*
Rotation apex (°)	8.60 ± 2.20	12.20 ± 2.80	0.01*
Torsion bas (°)	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	–
Torsion mid (°)	4.70 ± 1.00	8.10 ± 1.10	0.00**
Torsion apical (°)	5.90 ± 1.20	10.20 ± 0.90	0.00**

Abbreviations: HS: healthy subjects, rr: radial, cc: circumferential, ll: longitudinal.

^*Significant differences between patients and healthy subjects.

^**p < 0.001.