Table 1 Afterload Indices Versus EF, Strain and Strain Rate

CWS vs EF NL

39

-0.29

ns

PV/M vs EF NL

39

-0.59

< 0.0001

CWS vs EF CM

35

-0.40

< 0.02

PV/M vs EF CM

35

-0.63

< 0.0001

CWS vs CST NL

39

-0.28

ns

PV/M vs CST NL

39

-0.46

< 0.003

CWS vs CST CM

35

-0.18

ns

PV/M vs CST CM

35

-0.49

< 0.003

CWS vs SR NL

39

-0.28

ns

PV/M vs SR NL

39

-0.40

0.012

CWS vs SR CM

35

-0.19

ns

PV/M vs SR CM

35

-0.51

< 0.002