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Table 4 Peak systolic circumferental strain values

From: Association of hypercholesterolemia and cardiac function evaluated by speckle tracking echocardiography in a rabbit model

Circumferental strain (%)

Group 1 n = 8

Group 2 n = 10

Group 3 n = 9

F-value

P-value

Mitral valve level

     

Anteroseptal wall

-30.18 ± 5.52

-30.33 ± 5.91

-23.45 ± 6.55*▲

3.571

0.045

Anterior wall

-23.76 ± 4.86

-23.22 ± 4.42

-20.09 ± 2.33

1.939

0.167

Lateral wall

-20.63 ± 5.89

-19.75 ± 3.35

-19.10 ± 3.19

0.263

0.771

Posterior wall

-21.40 ± 4.46

-20.85 ± 4.58

-18.65 ± 3.25

0.869

0.433

Inferior wall

-22.58 ± 4.22

-20.89 ± 4.59

-17.34 ± 3.73*

3.215

0.059

Septal wall

-27.99 ± 6.30

-27.83 ± 6.71

-21.75 ± 4.45*▲

2.937

0.073

Papillary level

     

Anteroseptal wall

-28.22 ± 7.03

-29.73 ± 6.00

-24.80 ± 4.06

1.619

0.22

Anterior wall

-20.58 ± 3.78

-22.99 ± 4.44

-19.76 ± 2.89

1.776

0.192

Lateral wall

-18.99 ± 3.19

-20.18 ± 3.17

-18.31 ± 2.04

0.982

0.39

Posterior wall

-19.32 ± 3.52

-19.73 ± 3.31

-19.45 ± 1.06

0.047

0.954

Inferior wall

-21.01 ± 3.60

-20.59 ± 2.33

-17.19 ± 1.89*▲

5.047

0.015

Septal wall

-27.98 ± 7.59

-28.21 ± 5.53

-20.66 ± 3.03*▲

4.717

0.019

Apical level

     

Anteroseptal wall

-30.24 ± 6.67

-28.71 ± 6.29

-21.53 ± 3.78*▲

5.284

0.013

Anterior wall

-25.66 ± 5.46

-23.68 ± 5.03

-19.68 ± 2.60*

3.539

0.046

Lateral wall

-24.88 ± 4.33

-22.72 ± 6.18

-19.48 ± 3.25*

2.192

0.134

Posterior wall

-25.33 ± 5.92

-23.65 ± 3.84

-19.49 ± 3.06*

3.782

0.038

Inferior wall

-25.81 ± 5.45

-23.46 ± 5.93

-18.66 ± 2.86*

4.228

0.027

Septal wall

-26.64 ± 6.78

-27.42 ± 6.34

-24.85 ± 5.08

0.553

0.582

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05 for group 3 and group 2 vs. group 1, ▲p < 0.05 for group 3 vs. group 2.