From: Regional myocardial contractility in Thalassemia Major by magnetic resonance tagging
 |  | Anterior | Septal | Inferior | Lateral |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basal | Healthy | -0.20 ± 0.03 | -0.17 ± 0.03 | -0.16 ± 0.03 | -0.21 ± 0.03 |
 | TM | -0.11 ± 0.04 | -0.10 ± 0.03 | -0.12 ± 0.04 | -0.11 ± 0.03 |
 |  | Diff = 0.09 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.07 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.04 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.10 p < 0.001 |
Medium | Healthy | -0.23 ± 0.04 | -0.16 ± 0.03 | -0.16 ± 0.05 | -0.22 ± 0.03 |
 | TM | -0.14 ± 0.05 | -0.12 ± 0.03 | -0.11 ± 0.04 | -0.12 ± 0.03 |
 |  | Diff = 0.09 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.04 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.05 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.10 p < 0.001 |
Apical | Healthy | -0.24 ± 0.06 | -0.18 ± 0.03 | -0.23 ± 0.04 | -0.24 ± 0.04 |
 | TM | -0.12 ± 0.04 | -0.13 ± 0.04 | -0.12 ± 0.05 | -0.11 ± 0.04 |
 |  | Diff = 0.12 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.05 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.11 p < 0.001 | Diff = 0.13 p < 0.001 |