Table 5

Longitudinal Peak Systolic Strain (LPSS) and Longitudinal Velocity (LV) values in controls

Controls


Medium-Apical segments
p
Basal segments
p






Rest
HG

rest
HG


Vcm/s
-1.81 ± 0.2
-1.43 ± 1.2
ns
-5.73 ± 0.9
-4.20 ± 0.9
ns
LPSS %
-20.00 ± 5.3
-20.47 ± 5.4
ns
-18.8 ± 4.9
-19.46 ± 4.4
ns

V(cm/s) Velocity ; LPSS% Longitudinal Peak Systolic Strain. In controls, the values do not change.

Stefani et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008 6:14   doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-14