Table 2 Comparision of the peak systolic circumferential strain of endocardial, the middle myocardial and epicardial layers and peak systolic radial strain in HCM patients and control subjects (mean ± s.d.)

−29.16 ± 6.26

−34.16 ± 5.42

< 0.001

−16.79 ± 4.58

−23.62 ± 4.62

< 0.001

−9.36 ± 3.83

−15.95 ± 4.29

< 0.001

23.89 ± 9.82

40.22 ± 12.50

< 0.001

−24.73 ± 6.43

− 28.23 ± 7.01

0.025

−13.92 ± 4.61

−18.83 ± 5.53

< 0.001

−7.24 ± 3.73

−11.91 ± 4.70

< 0.001

27.12 ± 9.75

41.06 ± 11.92

< 0.001

−22.33 ± 5.32

−20.95 ± 6.45

0.310

−12.45 ± 3.25

−12.58 ± 4.56

0.884

−6.18 ± 2.58

−6.61 ± 3.82

0.568

33.65 ± 11.52

42.27 ± 11.73

0.002

−22.62 ± 8.15

−17.66 ± 7.45

0.006

−13.20 ± 4.95

−10.58 ± 4.89

0.021

−7.11 ± 3.22

−5.60 ± 3.60

0.055

37.25 ± 13.33

43.26 ± 11.59

0.036

−26.47 ± 7.79

−23.87 ± 7.64

0.141

−15.89 ± 5.37

−14.93 ± 5.46

0.437

−8.94 ± 4.12

−8.50 ± 4.16

0.639

35.66 ± 14.20

43.59 ± 11.83

0.009

−31.73 ± 7.12

−34.08 ± 6.58

0.134

−19.68 ± 5.00

−23.53 ± 5.28

0.002

−12.08 ± 4.14

−15.75 ± 4.89

< 0.001

27.88 ± 11.55

42.39 ± 12.63

< 0.001