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.

Control group
Alcoholic group

LV global longitudinal strain (%)−19.97 ±  −7.37−17.97 ±  −6.380.001
LV global circumferential strain (%)−21.18 ±  −3.78−17.17 ±  −4.640.000
LV global radial strain (%)46.76 ± 6.9445.03 ± 7.630.596