The Auxiliary Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature-Tracking Parameters in the Differentiation between Cardiac Amyloidosis and Constrictive Pericarditis
Table 2
The results of the post hoc Bonferroni test.
Dependent variables
Group 1
Group 2
Mean difference (95% CI)
value
LVEF
Normal
CA
20.01 (14.64–25.38)
<0.001
Normal
CP
5.70 (0.34–11.07)
0.03
CP
CA
14.30 (20.16–8.45)
<0.001
RVEF
Normal
CA
16.46 (10.84–22.08)
<0.001
Normal
CP
8.20 (2.58–13.82)
0.002
CP
CA
8.26 (2.13–14.39)
0.005
LVGLS
Normal
CA
10.00 (8.30–11.71)
<0.001
Normal
CP
5.05 (3.35–6.76)
<0.001
CP
CA
4.95 (3.09–6.81)
<0.001
LVGCS
Normal
CA
8.19 (6.00–10.39)
<0.001
Normal
CP
3.44 (1.25–5.64)
0.001
CP
CA
4.75 (2.35–7.15)
<0.001
LVGRS
Normal
CA
22.28 (15.30–29.28)
<0.001
Normal
CP
9.24 (2.26–16.25)
0.005
CP
CA
13.04 (5.41–20.67)
<0.001
RVGLS
Normal
CA
8.98 (5.13–12.84)
<0.001
Normal
CP
4.22 (0.37–8.08)
0.02
CP
CA
4.76 (0.55–8.97)
0.02
RVGCS
Normal
CA
7.80 (5.69–9.92)
<0.001
Normal
CP
8.46 (6.35–10.58)
<0.001
CP
CA
−0.65 (−2.97–1.65)
1.00
RVGRS
Normal
CA
15.09 (10.25–19.95)
<0.001
Normal
CP
16.83 (11.98–21.69)
<0.001
CP
CA
−1.73 (−7.03–3.56)
1.00
CA: cardiac amyloidosis, CP: constrictive pericarditis, LV: left ventricle, RV: right ventricle, EF: ejection fraction, GLS: global longitudinal strain, GCS: global circumferential strain, GRS: global radial strain, and CI: confidence interval.
