Table 3.

Left Ventricular Parameters of Patients With Isolated Free‐Wall Versus Isolated Septal Fibrosis

Variables	Only Free‐Wall LGE N=28	Only Septal LGE N=32	P Value
LVEF, %	38±16	30±12	0.026*
LVEDVi, mL/m2	125±40	144±34	0.056
LVESVi, mL/m2	82±46	103±38	0.048*
LVSVi, mL/m2	44±14	40±13	0.336
LVMi, g/m2	73±20	75±17	0.694
GCS, %	−10.1±5.1	−7.6±3.0	0.004*
SSRC (1/s)	−0.61±0.21	−0.45±0.18	0.003*
DSRC (1/s)	0.54±0.20	0.40±0.20	0.011*
GLS, %	−10.2±4.6	−7.4±2.9	0.044*
SSRL (1/s)	−10.1±5.1	−7.6±3.0	0.003*
DSRL (1/s)	16.2±9.8	10.0±4.6	0.002*
GRS, %	16.2±9.8	10.0±4.6	0.002*
SSRR (1/s)	0.85±0.38	0.59±0.29	0.004*
DSRR (1/s)	−0.78±0.43	−0.54±0.31	0.018*
Basal systolic rotation
Net clockwise, °	−1.22±1.2	−1.60±−0.38	0.186
Magnitude, °	−0.83±1.65	−1.45±1.26	0.110
Apical systolic rotation
Net counterclockwise, °	3.12±2.42	2.19±1.87	0.099
Magnitude, °	2.56±3.29	1.45±2.89	0.171
Twist, °	3.39±3.36	2.89±2.50	0.516
Twist per length, °/cm	0.48±0.47	0.43±0.37	0.645
Torsion, °s−1	1.41±1.39	1.41±0.91	0.989
LGE, g	4.1 (3.0–5.6)	6.0 (3.6–7)	0.367
LGE%	4.4 (3.0–5.8)	5.1 (3.4–6.9)	0.540

DSR_c indicates circumferential diastolic strain rate; DSR_L, longitudinal diastolic strain rate; DSR_R, radial diastolic strain rate; GCS, global circumferential strain; GLS, global longitudinal strain; GRS, global radial strain; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LVEDVi, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume index; LVESVi, left ventricular end‐systolic volume index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMi, left ventricular mass index; LVSVi, left ventricular stroke volume index; SSR_C, circumferential systolic strain rate; SSR_L, longitudinal systolic strain rate; and SSR_R, radial systolic strain rate.

^*Significant value (P<0.05).