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Table 5 Peak systolic radial strain values

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

Radial strain (%)

Group 1 n = 8

Group 2 n = 10

Group 3 n = 9

F-value

P-value

Mitral valve level

     

Anteroseptal wall

36.84 ± 6.98

38.88 ± 6.16

45.48 ± 6.85*▲

3.756

0.039

Anterior wall

37.92 ± 7.15

40.48 ± 8.06

44.77 ± 9.82

1.368

0.275

Lateral wall

41.65 ± 7.78

42.02 ± 9.12

46.48 ± 9.37

0.765

0.477

Posterior wall

39.65 ± 5.41

44.31 ± 7.06

49.07 ± 6.21*

4.426

0.024

Inferior wall

40.92 ± 5.31

42.54 ± 7.64

50.13 ± 7.02*▲

4.231

0.027

Septal wall

38.09 ± 7.21

40.84 ± 7.21

47.40 ± 5.41*

4.098

0.03

Papillary level

     

Anteroseptal wall

37.41 ± 5.01

38.11 ± 5.38

44.81 ± 10.12*

2.726

0.087

Anterior wall

37.06 ± 7.45

37.83 ± 6.56

39.28 ± 7.31

0.205

0.816

Lateral wall

42.32 ± 7.81

39.45 ± 7.27

42.05 ± 9.37

0.351

0.708

Posterior wall

42.54 ± 7.14

44.24 ± 3.81

46.22 ± 11.70

0.432

0.654

Inferior wall

43.18 ± 8.54

42.40 ± 4.87

45.67 ± 6.38

0.574

0.571

Septal wall

39.85 ± 8.45

41.14 ± 6.87

48.49 ± 6.96*▲

3.23

0.058

Apical level

     

Anteroseptal wall

39.10 ± 6.70

38.63 ± 5.90

43.96 ± 6.63

1.802

0.187

Anterior wall

37.29 ± 6.44

38.84 ± 5.84

44.71 ± 4.59*▲

3.88

0.035

Lateral wall

43.85 ± 8.84

40.85 ± 3.97

47.66 ± 9.67*▲

3.159

0.061

Posterior wall

41.17 ± 7.37

41.74 ± 6.88

44.07 ± 12.15

0.241

0.788

Inferior wall

44.52 ± 6.66

42.14 ± 8.85

44.90 ± 7.49

0.336

0.718

Septal wall

42.44 ± 6.06

38.34 ± 5.84

46.96 ± 10.41▲

2.88

0.076

  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.