Wall

Patients (AF = 25)%

Control (NSR = 25)%

Test of significance

P-value

LV strain (ε)

Septal:

Mean ± SD

Range

−8.6 ± 5.1

−0.6: −21.7

−20.01 ± 4.9

−9.3: −26.3

t = 8.08

<0.001**

Lateral:

Mean ± SD

Range

−9.8 ± 7.3

0.1: −29.2

−20.2 ± 4.9

−11.3: −28.8

t = 5.93

<0.001**

Anterior:

Mean ± SD

Range

−6.8 ± 5.6

5.3: −16.9

−19.2 ± 3.2

−13.2: −23.8

t = 9.73

<0.001**

Inferior:

Mean ± SD

Range

−10.3 ± 5.8

−1.8: −27.5

−19.8 ± 2.3

−15.5: −24

t = 7.61

<0.001**

Anteroseptal:

Mean ± SD

Range

−8.3 ± 6.5

1.7: −24.3

−19.7 ± 2.7

−15.3: −24.8

t = 8.09

<0.001**

Posterior:

Mean ± SD

Range

−9.5 ± 6.9

9.4: −24.3

−19.3 ± 2.8

−13.3: −24.6

t = 6.52

<0.001**

LV GLS:

Mean ± SD

Range

−8.8 ± 4.6

−3.3: −16.4

−19.6 ± 2.4

−14.8: −21.6

t = 8.07

<0.001**

RA strain (ε)

Septal:

Mean ± SD

Range

−5.9 ± 6.1

11.8: −17.7

−23.4 ± 4.5

−12.7: −33.3

t = 11.49

<0.001**

Lateral:

Mean ± SD

Range

−8.9 ± 9.3

16.7: −25.9

−23.7 ± 4.5

−13.1: −32.6

t = 7.16

<0.001**

RA strain (ε)

Septal:

Mean ± SD

Range

−7.2 ± 5.2

3.6: −17.4

−20.4 ± 3.9

−14.2: −29.8

t = 10.02

<0.001**

Lateral:

Mean ± SD

Range

−8.7 ± 8.8

3.3: −33.4

−21.7 ± 3.4

−15.7: −25.8

U = 4.96

<0.001**