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Table 2 Correlations between LVEF and RVEF, %normal LV & RV myocardium and wall motion and non-infarct related LGE

From: Left and right ventricular strain using fast strain-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the diagnostic classification of patients with chronic non-ischemic heart failure due to dilated, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or cardiac amyloidosis

Parameters

LVEF

RVEF

%normal LV myocardium

%normal RV myocardium

Wall motion score index

% LV segments with non-infarct related LGE

LVEF

1.0

0.44

p < 0.001

0.56

p < 0.001

0.50

p < 0.001

− 0.49

p < 0.001

− 0.26

p < 0.001

RVEF

MA

1.0

0.49

p < 0.001

0.43

p < 0.001

− 0.49

p < 0.001

− 0.20

p = 0.001

%normal LV myocardium

MA

MA

1.0

0.82

p < 0.001

− 0.68

p < 0.001

− 0.42

p < 0.001

%normal RV myocardium

MA

MA

MA

1.0

− 0.58

p < 0.001

− 0.47

p < 0.001

Wall motion score index

MA

MA

MA

MA

1.0

0.34

p < 0.001

% LV segments with non-infarct related LGE

MA

MA

MA

MA

MA

1.0

  1. MA mentioned above, LGE late gadolinium enhancement