Table 3 Left ventricular strain before and after 18 weeks’ antihypertensive treatment
From: Morphological and functional cardiac consequences of rapid hypertension treatment: a cohort study
Strain parameter (m/m) | Before treatment | After treatment | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Radial strain (short axis) | ||||
 Endocardial | 48.5 ± 18.2 | 41.7 ± 19.7 |  < 0.001 | |
 Mean | 46.1 ± 9.7 | 39.1 ± 10.9 |  < 0.001 | |
Radial strain (long axis) | ||||
 Endocardial | 29.0 ± 9.2 | 27.4 ± 9.6 | 0.4 | |
 Mean | 29.0 ± 9.2 | 27.4 ± 9.6 | 0.4 | |
Longitudinal strain | ||||
 Endocardial | − 20.3 ± 5.3 | − 21.0 ± 6.0 | 0.4 | |
 Mean | − 19.1 ± 4.7 | − 19.4 ± 5.4 | 0.6 | |
Basal circumferential strain | ||||
 Endocardial | − 28.7 ± 4.7 | − 27.6 ± 4.5 | 0.1 | |
 Mean | − 20.4 ± 3.9 | − 19.9 ± 3.4 | 0.4 | |
Mid circumferential strain | ||||
 Endocardial | − 29.9 ± 6.5 | − 27.0 ± 5.2 | 0.003 | |
 Mean | − 20.8 ± 4.9 | − 19.1 ± 3.7 | 0.02 | |
Apical circumferential strain | ||||
 Endocardial | − 35.6 ± 6.9 | − 32.0 ± 5.9 | 0.001 | |
 Mean | − 26.0 ± 5.3 | − 23.4 ± 4.2 | 0.003 | |
Rotation (apical) | ||||
 Endocardial | 11.9 ± 6.7 | 9.4 ± 6.0 | 0.02 | |
 Mean | 9.8 ± 5.0 | 7.5 ± 4.5 | 0.003 | |
Rotation (basal) | ||||
 Endocardial | 3.9 ± 3.7 | 3.8 ± 2.9 | 0.9 | |
 Mean | 3.1 ± 2.6 | 2.8 ± 2.0 | 0.5 | |
Twist | ||||
 Endocardial | 15.7 ± 7.6 | 13.2 ± 6.3 | 0.03 | |
 Mean | 12.8 ± 5.9 | 10.4 ± 4.6 | 0.006 | |
Torsion | ||||
 Endocardial | 5.4 ± 3.0 | 4.9 ± 2.8 | 0.3 | |
 Mean | 4.4 ± 2.4 | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 0.2 | |