Table 4

Arithmetic means of LV systolic longitudinal peak velocity and strain

Basal LV*Mid-ventricular LVLV-12
s′
(cm/s)
Strain
(%)
s′
(cm/s)
Strain
(%)
s′
(cm/s)
Strain
(%)
ATH6.7±0.7 (46)−18.6±1.8 (45)4.7±0.7 (45)−20.0±1.6 (45)5.7±0.6 (45)−19.3±1.5 (45)
CON6.8±0.7 (44)−19.3±1.9 (37)4.7±0.8 (36)−19.5±1.6 (37)5.7±0.7 (36)−19.4±1.6 (36)
p Value0.8710.0720.7710.1800.9050.773
  • *Numbers in parenthesis represent number of participants included in analysis after exclusion of participants with missing segmental data as described in Methods section. Data presented as mean±SD.

  • ATH, athletes; CON, controls; LV, left ventricular.