|
Left atrium dimension (mm)
|
2.8 ± 0.3
|
3.0 ± 0.7
|
NS
|
|
Interventricular septum thickness (mm)
|
1.9 ± 0.2
|
1.9 ± 0.3
|
NS
|
|
Posterior wall thickness (mm)
|
1.8 ± 0.2
|
1.8 ± 0.4
|
NS
|
|
LV end-diastolic dimension (mm)
|
5.3 ± 0.1
|
5.0 ± 0.1
|
NS
|
|
LV end-systolic dimension (mm)
|
2.8 ± 0.1
|
3.1 ± 0.1
|
NS
|
|
LV fractional shortening
|
0.48 ± 0.1
|
0.37 ± 0.2
|
NS
|
|
LV mass index (g/body weight)
|
2.4 ± 0.5
|
2.1 ± 0.2
|
NS
|
|
Isovolumic relaxation time (ms)
|
28 ± 2
|
59 ± 9
|
< 0.001
|
|
E peak velocity (cm/s)
|
80 ± 10
|
50 ± 14
|
< 0.05
|
|
S' peak velocity (cm/s)
|
3.8 ± 0.5
|
2.5 ± 0.5
|
< 0.05
|
|
E/E'
|
13 ± 2
|
14 ± 5
|
NS
|
