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Table 3 Longitudinal strain difference of the left ventricle walls and the averaged GLS differences in patients with and without severe coronary artery stenosis

From: Role of myocardial strain imaging in diagnosing inducible myocardial ischemia with treadmill contrast-enhanced stress echocardiography

LS stress – LS rest

Coronary artery stenosis

N = 16

No coronary artery stenosis

N = 17

P value

Two-Chamber

− 5 ± 8

2 ± 8

0.03

Three-Chamber

− 5 ± 8

5 ± 8

0.009

Four-Chamber

− 8 ± 6

1 ± 7

0.001

Averaged LGS

− 6 ± 6

2 ± 6

0.003

Anterior wall

− 5 ± 9

2 ± 8

0.051

Lateral wall

− 7 ± 10

− 1 ± 8

0.089

Posterior wall

0.3 ± 11

3 ± 8

0.53

Inferior wall

0 ± 10

1 ± 10

0.13

Infero-septal wall

− 7 ± 5

0 ± 7

0.018

Anteroseptal wall

1 ± 10

4 ± 8

0.02

  1. GLS: Global longitudinal strain