Table 1 Strain Values for different groups of transmurality at rest, 5 and 10 µg · kg-1· min-1 of dobutamine.

All segments (WMS 0-5, LGE 0-100%, n=208)

Ecc _{subendocardial}

-11.8±8.9 ; -14.1±9.7 ; -16.2±11.2

<0.001

Ecc _{subepicardial}

-7.1±5.2 ; -8.9 ±6.1 ; -10.4±7.8

<0.001

Err

13.4±12 ; 16.1±12.1 ; 17.2±14.3

0.001

Normal segments (WMS 5, LGE 0%, n=67)

Ecc _{subendocardial}

-16.2±11.1 ; -18.9±11.5 ; -22.3±13.3

<0.001

Ecc _{subepicardial}

-8.6±6.2 ; -10.6±7.4 ; -13±10.3

0.008

Err

19.3±15 ; 20.7±13.2 ; 21.4±15.7

0.675

Hypokinetic segments without scar (WMS<5, LGE 0%, n=75)

Ecc _{subendocardial}

-10.5±6.9 ; -12.1±6.9 ; -14.1±9.2

0.012

Ecc _{subepicardial}

-7±4.8 ; -8.2±5.5 ; -9.1±5.9

0.035

Err

11.7±8.3 ; 16±10.9 ; 16.5±12.8

0.001

Hypokinetic segments with non-transmural scar (WMS<5, LGE 1-25%, n=16)

Ecc _{subendocardial}

-10.7±7.9 ; -16±8.7 ; -16.6±10.8

<0.001

Ecc _{subepicardial}

-7.6±5.3 ; -10.4±6.6 ; -12.2±7.5

0.016

Err

11.7±7.19 ; 20.1±16.8, 20.3±18.6

0.075

Hypokinetic segments with non-transmural scar (WMS<5, LGE 26-75%, n=44)

Ecc _{subendocardial}

-7.6±5.2 ; -10.3±7.4 ; -11.8±7.7

<0.001

Ecc _{subepicardial}

-5.6±3.8 ; -7.4±4.3 ; -8.5 ± 4.9

0.001

Err

8.4±10.1 ; 8.7±5.6 ; 12.3±12

0.017

Hypokinetic segments with transmural scar (WMS<5, LGE 76-100%, n=6)

Ecc _{subendocardial}

-4.7±3 ; -2.9±2.5 ; -6.6±3.3

0.214

Ecc _{subepicardial}

-2.9±2.9 ; -5.4±3.9 ; -4.5±4.2

0.131

Err

9.51±5 ; 5.4±6.2 ; 4.9±3.3

0.543