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Table 3 Myocardial strain and T2 parameters of controls and patients with suspected myocarditis

From: A novel multiparametric imaging approach to acute myocarditis using T2-mapping and CMR feature tracking

Parameter

Controls

Myocarditis patients

p-value

LVa longitudinal strain (GLSLV) [%]

−17 ± 5

−14 ± 6

.032

LV longitudinal SRb (s−1)

−1.1 ± 0.3

−0.9 ± 0.4

.049

LV circumferential strain (GCSLV) [%]

−29 ± 4

−26 ± 4

.014

LV circumferential SR (s−1)

−1.9 ± 0.4

−1.7 ± 0.5

.362

RVc longitudinal strain [%]

−20 ± 8

−18 ± 7

.488

RV longitudinal SR (s−1)

−1.4 ± 0.5

−1.4 ± 6

.952

RV circumferential strain [%]

−12 ± 4

−12 ± 4

.814

RV circumferential SR (s−1)

−0.9 ± 0.4

−0.9 ± 0.3

.976

Mean T2 [ms]

58 ± 5

63 ± 6

< .001

maxT2 [ms]

69 ± 11

79 ± 13

.002

Mean SD [ms]

7.9 ± 2.3

9.9 ± 3.1

.006

madSDd [ms]

1.7 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 1.4

< .001

  1. a LV left ventricle, b SR strain rate, c RV right ventricle, d madSD mean absolute deviation of pixel-SD
  2. Statistical significant p values are printed in bold face