Pulsed DMI peak velocities of different basal myocardial segments in the two groups
| Variable | Patients with HCM | Athletes | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sm, myocardial systolic peak velocity; Em, myocardial early diastolic wave; Am, myocardial atrial diastolic wave. | ||||||
| Left ventricular posterior septum | ||||||
| Sm peak (m/s) | 0.07 (0.02) | 0.10 (0.03) | <0.001 | |||
| Em peak (m/s) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.12 (0.04) | <0.0001 | |||
| Em/Am ratio | 0.7 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | <0.0001 | |||
| Left ventricular lateral wall | ||||||
| Sm peak (m/s) | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.12 (0.03) | <0.001 | |||
| Em peak (m/s) | 0.09 (0.04) | 0.17 (0.04) | <0.0001 | |||
| Em/Am ratio | 0.74 (0.6) | 1.14 (0.5) | <0.0001 | |||
| Left ventricular inferior wall | ||||||
| Sm peak (m/s) | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.11 (0.03) | <0.01 | |||
| Em peak (m/s) | 0.09 (0.04) | 0.16 (0.04) | <0.0001 | |||
| Em/Am ratio | 0.8 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) | <0.0001 | |||
| Left ventricular anterior wall | ||||||
| Sm peak (m/s) | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.12 (0.03) | <0.001 | |||
| Em peak (m/s) | 0.09 (0.04) | 0.17 (0.04) | <0.0001 | |||
| Em/Am ratio | 0.67 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.5) | <0.0001 | |||
| Left ventricular posterior wall | ||||||
| Sm peak (m/s) | 0.06 (0.02) | 0.09 (0.03) | <0.01 | |||
| Em peak (m/s) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.04) | <0.0001 | |||
| Em/Am ratio | 0.7 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.5) | <0.001 | |||
| Right ventricular lateral wall | ||||||
| Sm peak (m/s) | 0.10 (0.03) | 0.13 (0.03) | <0.05 | |||
| Em peak (m/s) | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.15 (0.04) | <0.01 | |||
| Em/Am ratio | 1.26 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.5) | <0.01 | |||