Table 2 Global rotational and electro-mechanical parameters of LV.

From: Local electromechanical alterations determine the left ventricle rotational dynamics in CRT-eligible heart failure patients

Parameter

Wringing rotation

Group A

Rigid-body-type rotation

Group B

p value

LV peak torsion (°)

6.2 ± 3.0

3.5 ± 2.2

0.02

LV mean torsion (°)

4.3 ± 2.5

1.4 ± 1.6

0.002

LV rotation rate (°/s)

29.7 ± 9.2

40.0 ± 12.3

0.07

Interventricular delay (ms)

23 (10; 60)

51 (0; 79)

0.75

LV electrical activation time (ms)

120 ± 261

110 ± 22

0.37

LV rotational electro-mechanical delay (ms)

369 ± 59

366 ± 54

0.70

LV electrical cycle length (ms)

943 ± 106

869 ± 128

0.20

LV mechanical cycle length (ms)

950 ± 100

881 ± 123

0.22

Unipolar voltage (mV)

7.86 ± 3.01

9.84 ± 4.21

0.004

Bipolar voltage (mV)

1.55 ± 2.76

2.34 ± 2.49

0.007

LGE intensity (%)

13.87 ± 17.21

11.19 ± 17.64

0.225

Total annotation points number, n

272 ± 41

274 ± 50

0.93

  1. Values are mean ± SD or median (25th; 75th percentile).
  2. LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LV left ventricle.