Table 2 Comparison of right ventricular strain and strain rate parameters between healthy volunteers, patient groups and subjects with positive family history for ARVC

RV-strain

–19.3 ± 6

–12.7 ± 7.3^###

–13.5 ± 6.9^###

–20.4 ± 4.8

circumferential

basal

–9.2 ± 3.6

–5.1 ± 2.7^*

–6.5 ± 3.1

–7.3 ± 3.9

medial

–8 ± 2.8

–5 ± 3.1

–6.3 ± 3.2

–7.5 ± 3.4

apical

–12.5 ± 4.5

–11.5 ± 6.6

–11.4 ± 8.3

–10 ± 5.2

radial

basal

16.4 ± 7.1

11.9 ± 7.6

15.3 ± 10.2

18.2 ± 9.6

medial

12.5 ± 4.2

13.2 ± 8.4

12.5 ± 9.8

13.1 ± 6.6

apical

12 ± 7.2

14.6 ± 14.6

19.4 ± 15.3

12.5 ± 10.5

RV-strainrate

- 1.38 ± 0.52

–0.68 ± 0.36^***##

–0.85 ± 0.36*

1.22 ± 0.73

circumferential

basal

–0.61 ± 0.21

–0.31 ± 0.13^***,###

–0.45 ± 0.18

–0.53 ± 0.26

medial

- 0.49 ± 0.23

–0.31 ± 0.14^#

–0.47 ± 0.23

–0.51 ± 0.17

apical

–0.9 ± 0.38

–0.78 ± 0.32

–0.92 ± 0.69

–0.79 ± 0.25

radial

basal

0.82 ± 0.32

0.46 ± 0.25^*,#

0.73 ± 0.38

0.79 ± 0.33

medial

0.71 ± 0.25

0,64 ± 0,26

0.67 ± 0.31

0.72 ± 0.26

apical

0.8 ± 0.22

0.82 ± 0.46

1.1 ± 0.5

1.05 ± 0.43