Increased longitudinal contractility and diastolic function at rest in well-trained amateur Marathon runners: a speckle tracking echocardiography study

Table 5 Global peak systolic strain values (%) compared by sex

Global peak systolic strain	Female	Male	P
APLAX	-23.3 (± 2.5)	-22.1 (± 2.6)	0.011
2CH	-24.1 (± 2.7)	-22.1 (± 2.6)	< 0.001
4CH	-23.5 (± 2.7)	-22.7 (± 2.8)	0.126
Average left ventricular strain	-23.6 (± 2.1)	-22.3 (± 2.2)	0.001

APLAX, apical long axis view; 2CH, apical two chamber view; 4CH, apical four chamber view.

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