Table 3

 Cycle dependent variation (phase corrected magnitude and delay) of myocardial integrated backscatter data

VariableGroup N (n = 14)Group S (n = 8)
Data are expressed as mean (SD).
*p<0.05 v group N.
Magnitude in mid-IVS (dB)6.6 (1.2)6.0 (0.6)
Magnitude in basal IVS (dB)6.6 (1.3)1.8 (4.4)*
Magnitude in mid-PW (dB)8.4 (1.4)8.4 (1.3)
Magnitude in basal PW (dB)8.3 (1.3)8.3 (1.5)
Delay in mid-IVS1.0 (0.1)1.0 (0.1)
Delay in basal IVS1.0 (0.1)1.3 (0.5)*
Delay in mid-PW0.9 (0.1)0.9 (0.1)
Delay in basal PW1.0 (0.1)1.0 (0.1)