Usefulness of myocardial circunferential strain in acute myocardial infarction for prediction of contractile function recovery: a MRI myocardial tagging study

Table 1 Myocardial regional strain versus scar

Late enhancement (% myocardial thickness	Radial strain	Circunferential strain
0-25	11,5 +/-7,0	13,8 +/-4,8
26-50%	12,3+/-4,0	11,8 +/-3,5
51-75%	8,9+/-4,4	11,3 +/-3,7
75-100%	8,2+/-4,6	8,1 +/-5,2

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