Preliminary clinical study of left ventricular myocardial strain in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging

Table 4 Peak systolic longitudinal strain values (%)

Parameter	NC (n = 52)	DCM (n = 54)	P Value
BA	-13.4 ± 4.2	-9.3 ± 4.1	< 0.001
BAS	-16.3 ± 4.1	-6.7 ± 3.3	< 0.001
BS	-12.4 ± 3.5	-6.2 ± 2.5	< 0.001
BI	-16.3 ± 4.2	-8.2 ± 3.2	< 0.001
BP	-15.4 ± 4.5	-10.5 ± 3.5	< 0.001
BL	-14.9 ± 6.4	-10.3 ± 3.2	< 0.001
MA	-14.2 ± 5.5	-7.2 ± 3.5	< 0.001
MAS	-17.3 ± 4.2	-7.1 ± 3.2	< 0.001
MS	-18.1 ± 3.4	-7.4 ± 3.2	< 0.001
MI	-17.2 ± 4.4	-6.9 ± 2.6	< 0.001
MP	-19.3 ± 6.3	-6.6 ± 3.2	< 0.001
ML	-16.9 ± 4.7	-6.4 ± 2.6	< 0.001
AA	-22.3 ± 5.1	-7.8 ± 3.5	< 0.001
AS	-28.2 ± 6.4	-10.3 ± 3.2	< 0.001
AI	-27.4 ± 6.0	-8.6 ± 3.4	< 0.001
AL	-20.4 ± 5.2	-7.6 ± 3.2	< 0.001

BA = basal anterior; BAS = basal anteroseptal; BS = basal inferoseptal; BI = basal inferior; BP = basal posterior; BL = basal lateral; MA = mid anterior; MAS = mid anteroseptal; MS = mid inferoseptal; MI = mid inferoseptal; MP = basal posterior; ML = basal lateral; AA = apical anterior; AS = apical septal; AI = apical inferior; AL = apical lateral

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