Figure 2From: Renal sympathetic denervation inhibites the development of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony during the progression of heart failure in dogs Left ventricular strain and dyssynchrony in three directions (longitudinal, radial and circumferential) in the sham-operated group (sham), the pacing-induced heart failure group (control), and the group treated with renal sympathetic denervation and rapid ventricular pacing (RSD). *p < 0.05 vs. the sham-operated group; †p < 0.05 vs. the control group. LV: left ventricular; RS: radial strain; CS: circumferential strain; LS: longitudinal strain; SD: standard deviation.Back to article page