Research Article
Evaluation of Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Chronic Asymptomatic Alcoholics by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Table 3
Left ventricular strain measurements of alcoholic patients and controls.
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| Alcoholic group
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| LV global longitudinal strain (%) | −19.97 ± −7.37 | −17.97 ± −6.38 | 0.001 | LV global circumferential strain (%) | −21.18 ± −3.78 | −17.17 ± −4.64 | 0.000 | LV global radial strain (%) | 46.76 ± 6.94 | 45.03 ± 7.63 | 0.596 |
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