Table 3 Strain and Strain Rate among the HTN LVH, HTN non-LVH and Normotensive Controls.

From: Fibrosis quantification in Hypertensive Heart Disease with LVH and Non-LVH: Findings from T1 mapping and Contrast-free Cardiac Diffusion-weighted imaging

 

HTN LVH (n = 13)

HTN non-LVH (n = 17)

Normotensive Controls (n = 12)

Peak base circumferential strain

−0.12 ± 0.02

−0.16 ± 0.02

−0.17 ± 0.02*

Peak mid-circumferential strain

−0.12 ± 0.02

−0.15 ± 0.02

−0.17 ± 0.02*

Peak average circumferential strain

−0.12 ± 0.02

−0.15 ± 0.02

−0.17 ± 0.02*

Base e’SR (s−1)

0.41 ± 0.11

0.53 ± 0.13#

0.83 ± 0.19*

Mid e’SR (s−1)

0.37 ± 0.12

0.53 ± 0.12#

0.82 ± 0.15*

Average e’SR (s−1)

0.39 ± 0.10

0.53 ± 0.12#

0.83 ± 0.17*

  1. Values are Mean ± SD. *p < 0.05 vs. HTN LVH, #p < 0.05 vs. HTN non-LVH. e’SR = early diastolic circumferential strain rate; LVH = Left ventricular hypertrophy.
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