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Table 5 Comparison between different left ventricle myocardial regions concerning myocardial strain parameters

From: Global and regional cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking left ventricular strain analysis in assessing early myocardial disease in β thalassemia major patients

Parameter

Segment

P-value

 

Basal

Mid

Apical

Overall

Basal

vs. mid

Basal

vs. apical

Mid

vs. apical

GRS (%)

25.7 ± 0.5

28.4 ± 5.9

34.0 ± 11.2

0.000*

0.246

0.000*

0.014*

GRS rate

1.4 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.8

0.000*

0.621

0.000*

0.003*

GCS (%)

–15.8 ± 2.5

–17.2 ± 2.3

–18.9 ± 3.8

0.000*

0.090

0.000*

0.050*

GCS rate

1.0 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.5

0.000*

0.001*

0.981

0.001*

  1. Values are presented as mean standard deviation. One-way analysis of variance was used to test significance
  2. GRS Global radial strain, GCS Global circumferential strain
  3. *P < 0.05
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Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

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