Table 3 Comparison of segmental values in each left ventricular wall for left ventricular strain in hypertensive patients with and without apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM)

Longitudinal strain (%)

Basal

Septal

−15.8 ± 6.3

−15.8 ± 4.2

0.983

Lateral

−11.5 ± 7.0

−16.6 ± 4.7

0.029

Inferior

−18.7 ± 6.0

−20.0 ± 5.0

0.552

Anterior

−11.1 ± 4.1

−15.3 ± 4.0

0.012

Posterior

−17.1 ± 8.5

−18.9 ± 6.4

0.534

Anteroseptal

−8.7 (−6.7, -14.4)

−17.1 (−14.3, -21.7)

0.009

All walls

−14.4 (−11.8, -16.1)

−17.6 (−15.5, -19.2)

0.013

Middle

Septal

−15.8 ± 5.8

−19.0 ± 2.9

0.071

Lateral

−11.6 ± 5.6

−16.2 ± 3.4

0.016

Inferior

−15.2 ± 10.1

−20.8 ± 3.7

0.062

Anterior

−11.8 (−6.7, -14.4)

−17.8 (−12.6, -20.8)

0.002

Posterior

−17.3 ± 7.7

−20.2 ± 4.4

0.227

Anteroseptal

−13.7 (−8.1, -17.9)

−18.7 (−13.9, -18.7)

0.016

All walls

−13.5 (−10.5, -18.8)

−18.5 (−17.4, -20.8)

0.009

Apical

Septal

−15.0 (−12.8, -22.5)

−25.2 (−21.8, -29.2)

0.001

Lateral

−14.3 (−10.6, -20.0)

−21.1 (−17.0, -24.8)

0.005

Inferior

−12.6 (−7.2, -22.9)

−22.2 (−19.0, -27.2)

0.011

Anterior

−12.5 ± 8.5

−21.8 ± 7.6

0.005

Posterior

−18.9 ± 8.2

−22.4 ± 5.4

0.201

Anteroseptal

−17.4 ± 9.3

−22.1 ± 7.1

0.141

All walls

−13.9 (−10.6, -23.3)

−21.9 (−19.2, -27.4)

0.010

All segments

−15.6 (−12.1, -19.2)

−18.8 (−17.7, -21.9)

0.027

Circumferential strain (%)

Basal

Septal

−19.4 ± 9.5

−22.9 ± 6.7

0.269

Lateral

−11.0 ± 5.5

−12.9 ± 5.7

0.375

Inferior

−16.5 ± 4.5

−17.2 ± 5.5

0.685

Anterior

−14.6 ± 8.0

−16.2 ± 6.9

0.584

Posterior

−13.2 ± 5.5

−13.7 ± 6.1

0.816

Anteroseptal

−19.8 ± 9.0

−22.1 ± 4.8

0.418

All walls

−15.7 ± 3.9

−17.5 ± 3.0

0.195

Middle

Septal

−22.5 ± 5.6

−26.2 ± 4.0

0.051

Lateral

−14.7 ± 6.2

−13.5 ± 4.8

0.560

Inferior

−18.6 ± 4.8

−17.3 ± 5.9

0.544

Anterior

−18.8 ± 6.0

−17.3 ± 6.3

0.502

Posterior

−14.5 ± 6.1

−13.4 ± 8.0

0.682

Anteroseptal

−21.9 ± 5.2

−26.3 ± 4.7

0.026

All walls

−17.4 ± 3.2

−17.8 ± 1.9

0.687

Apical

Septal

−19.1 ± 7.2

−18.6 ± 6.9

0.863

Lateral

−16.9 ± 8.2

−25.6 ± 9.0

0.013

Inferior

−20.0 ± 8.2

−21.7 ± 6.3

0.532

Anterior

−14.5 ± 8.0

−24.7 ± 9.7

0.006

Posterior

−19.3 ± 8.5

−24.6 ± 7.4

0.093

Anteroseptal

−16.0 ± 6.4

−20.0 ± 8.1

0.160

All walls

−17.6 ± 7.1

−22.5 ± 7.4

0.085

All segments

−16.1 (−14.9, -19.5)

−19.2 (−18.0, -20.3)

0.019

Radial strain (%)

Basal

Septal

28.4 ± 17.1

40.2 ± 19.5

0.102

Latera

29.6 ± 17.9

39.6 ± 21.8

0.197

Inferior

29.9 ± 19.7

42.6 ± 19.9

0.101

Anterior

27.5 ± 14.3

34.3 ± 20.0

0.309

Posterior

30.8 ± 20.3

43.1 ± 21.5

0.132

Anteroseptal

29.1 ± 15.8

33.9 ± 17.6

0.457

All walls

29.2 ± 16.0

39.0 ± 18.5

0.149

Middle

Septal

40.0 ± 17.7

40.3 ± 14.0

0.962

Lateral

40.3 ± 18.9

37.8 ± 15.5

0.706

Inferior

40.8 ± 17.5

40.0 ± 16.7

0.902

Anterior

38.3 ± 20.3

40.8 ± 16.6

0.722

Posterior

40.9 ± 18.0

38.5 ± 17.3

0.723

Anteroseptal

38.3 ± 18.5

41.1 ± 15.1

0.666

All walls

39.8 ± 18.0

39.8 ± 13.3

0.998

Apical

Septal

6.7 ± 5.2

11.8 ± 11.7

0.147

Lateral

4.1 (1.3, 12.1)

12.8 (10.7, 17.0)

0.008

Inferior

6.4 ± 5.5

12.1 ± 11.0

0.093

Anterior

3.7 (0.8, 11.2)

12.9 (10.7, 20.9)

0.005

Posterior

4.5 (1.7, 12.4)

11.4 (9.9, 15.4)

0.024

Anteroseptal

4.0 (1.7, 10.8)

11.0 (9.2, 14.2)

0.033

All walls

4.4 (1.7, 12.2)

11.5 (10.1, 14.7)

0.017

All segments

25.0 ± 9.4

30.6 ± 7.6

0.097