Table 3 Global values of left ventricular mechanical contraction analysis obtained from apical views (longitudinal, A4C and A2C)

 LVel (cm/s)

3.28 ± 0.52^a

3.81 ± 0.61

3.24 ± 0.77

3.22 ± 1.02^d

4.42 ± 0.94

3.45 ± 1.26

2.52 ± 0.70

 LS (%)

−21.68 ± 2.73

−21.57 ± 2.58

−13.86 ± 2.83

−9.82 ± 2.96

−20.79 ± 2.45

−14.69 ± 2.13

−7.89 ± 2.92

 LSR (1/s)

−1.02 ± 0.36

−1.07 ± 0.36

−0.85 ± 0.23

−0.65 ± 0.11

−1.12 ± 0.22

−0.86 ± 0.18

−0.62 ± 0.18

 LD (mm)

9.49 ± 1.70

9.47 ± 1.50

6.75 ± 1.77

6.25 ± 1.86^e

9.60 ± 1.51

7.46 ± 1.10

4.21 ± 1.65

 LVel (cm/s)

3.54 ± 0.49^b

4.17 ± 0.60

3.33 ± 0.77

2.90 ± 1.03

4.54 ± 0.92

3.38 ± 0.73

2.73 ± 0.91

 LS (%)

−23.16 ± 2.88

−21.06 ± 2.35

−15.54 ± 2.88

−9.96 ± 2.34

−21.16 ± 2.52

−14.73 ± 2.32

−8.48 ± 3.04

 LSR (1/s)

−1.14 ± 0.17

−1.13 ± 0.19

−0.86 ± 0.16

−0.63 ± 0.16

−1.20 ± 0.16

−0.83 ± 0.18

−0.71 ± 0.23

 LD (mm)

10.80 ± 2.03

10.39 ± 1.41

8.44 ± 1.48

7.73 ± 2.02^f

10.75 ± 1.60

8.28 ± 1.54

4.83 ± 2.15

 LVel (cm/s)

3.19 ± 0.58^c

3.47 ± 0.50^c

3.01 ± 0.56

2.86 ± 0.78

4.30 ± 0.85

3.33 ± 0.72

2.54 ± 0.65

 LS (%)

−22.42 ± 2.80

−22.36 ± 2.22

−16.02 ± 2.96

−10.31 ± 1.36

−22.28 ± 2.82

−15.63 ± 2.42

−8.32 ± 2.90

 LSR (1/s)

−1.05 ± 0.14^g

−1.17 ± 0.12

−0.83 ± 0.16

−0.69 ± 0.10

−1.21 ± 0.18

−0.84 ± 0.14

−0.64 ± 0.13

 LD (mm)

10.42 ± 1.65

10.67 ± 1.60

8.72 ± 1.40

6.46 ± 1.52 ^h

11.09 ± 1.91

8.41 ± 1.90

4.86 ± 1.53

 LVel (cm/s)

3.33 ± 0.44ⁱ

3.81 ± 0.50ⁱ

3.20 ± 0.63

3.00 ± 0.79

4.43 ± 0.78

3.39 ± 0.77

2.60 ± 0.67

 LS (%)

−22.42 ± 2.57

−21.67 ± 1.95

−15.14 ± 2.70

−10.03 ± 1.96

−21.41 ± 2.27

−15.01 ± 1.95

−8.23 ± 2.82

 LSR (1/s)

−1.07 ± 0.17

−1.12 ± 0.13

−0.85 ± 0.15

−0.66 ± 0.11

−1.20 ± 0.17

−0.84 ± 0.13

−0.66 ± 0.16

 LD (mm)

10.23 ± 1.63

10.17 ± 1.36

7.97 ± 1.32

6.48 ± 1.57^j

10.48 ± 1.45

8.05 ± 1.30

4.63 ± 1.6