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Table 4 Three-dimensional strain deformation: Wall-by-wall analysis

From: Structural and functional changes in maternal left ventricle during pregnancy: a three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study

Variable (%)

Controls

Trimester 1

Trimester 2

Trimester 3

Postpartum

 

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(14.1 ± 1.6)wk

(25.5 ± 2.6)wk

(37.8 ± 2.4)wk

(7.8 ± 2.4)mo

Longitu.

      
 

Sep

17.42 ± 5.60

16.50 ± 3.72

16.31 ± 6.88

14.26 ± 5.40

17.90 ± 3.60

 

lat

18.25 ± 9.16

19.03 ± 8.04

18.57 ± 6.88

16.85 ± 6.07

18.75 ± 6.25

 

Ant

19.58 ± 7.52

21.91 ± 7.01

18.06 ± 6.80

17.20 ± 5.48*

20.02 ± 6.32

 

Inf

15.85 ± 6.82

18.94 ± 5.78

14.76 ± 6.49

15.24 ± 6.42

16.45 ± 5.73

 

Pos

13.29 ± 8.22

17.69 ± 8.28

15.71 ± 7.47

15.43 ± 7.22

14.18 ± 7.56

 

A-s

16.18 ± 6.15

18.07 ± 6.34

15.73 ± 7.90

13.93 ± 6.70

16.69 ± 6.21

Circum.

      
 

Sep

16.42 ± 8.09

19.10 ± 5.07

16.58 ± 5.77

15.12 ± 6.38

16.44 ± 7.19

 

lat

15.38 ± 8.07

18.00 ± 8.83

18.61 ± 9.01

18.27 ± 8.12

17.31 ± 7.68

 

Ant

27.08 ± 4.73

20.05 ± 5.32*

20.09 ± 8.55*

18.94 ± 7.66*

24.45 ± 8.71

 

Inf

14.00 ± 6.44

16.50 ± 7.45

14.82 ± 6.51

14.82 ± 7.79

14.42 ± 6.56

 

Pos

11.86 ± 7.70

16.88 ± 7.72

17.94 ± 5.45

16.70 ± 7.94

14.36 ± 7.55

 

A-s

23.00 ± 7.17

20.60 ± 5.50

19.79 ± 6.67

18.17 ± 6.93

21.47 ± 6.35

Area

      
 

Sep

30.58 ± 7.01

32.14 ± 4.05

28.17 ± 6.68

25.91 ± 8.59*

31.58 ± 6.71

 

lat

27.50 ± 12.64

31.89 ± 11.36

30.25 ± 10.42

31.20 ± 9.13

29.09 ± 11.04

 

Ant

39.67 ± 6.15

37.35 ± 10.70

32.41 ± 8.31*

31.00 ± 7.16*

38.77 ± 6.07

 

Inf

26.69 ± 9.60

29.89 ± 9.43

26.21 ± 7.90

26.85 ± 8.24

26.37 ± 8.62

 

Pos

21.14 ± 12.01

31.38 ± 9.83

29.09 ± 7.15

27.67 ± 9.80

22.56 ± 10.09

 

A-s

34.55 ± 5.97

35.00 ± 6.48

31.21 ± 8.34

27.40 ± 10.75*

34.16 ± 7.97

Radial

      
 

Sep

45.50 ± 14.59

48.76 ± 9.38

41.97 ± 16.43

37.21 ± 15.68*

46.53 ± 9.62

 

lat

49.38 ± 22.28

55.00 ± 27.56

54.61 ± 26.49

52.47 ± 21.30

50.28 ± 24.21

 

Ant

70.17 ± 17.75

60.62 ± 22.18

52.19 ± 18.58*

48.90 ± 15.16*

68.48 ± 16.68

 

Inf

39.08 ± 20.18

42.89 ± 17.28

38.18 ± 15.17

39.70 ± 15.37

40.38 ± 18.17

 

Pos

32.14 ± 20.34

47.94 ± 21.94

43.81 ± 15.20

41.77 ± 18.32

34.14 ± 19.64

 

A-s

55.82 ± 14.21

56.27 ± 14.60

48.74 ± 17.65

41.60 ± 18.95*

56.67 ± 15.27

  1. Data are given as mean ± SD, Longitu. indicates Longitudinal;Circum., Circumferential; sep, inferoseptum; lat, lateral wall; Ant, anterior wall; Inf, inferior wall; Pos, posterior wall; A-s, anteroseptum.
  2. *P < 0.05 vs. Controls; P < 0.05 vs. Trimester 1; P < 0.05 vs. Trimester 3; §P < 0.05 vs. Postpartum.