Table 2 Echocardiographic findings. Mean ± SD

LVEF (%)

59.5 (± 2.2)

59.1 (± 1.9)

31.5 (± 9.9)

0.99/< 0.0001

Fractional shortening (%)

0.38 (± 0.1)

0.39 (± 0.1)

0.16 (± 0.1)

0.58/< 0.0001

LVEDD (mm)

46.1 (± 4.2)

46.8 (± 5.5)

64.5 (± 12.2)

0.91/< 0.0001

LVESD (mm)

28.6 (± 5.9)

46.4 (± 5.7)

52.1 (± 15.0)

0.99/< 0.0001

PAP (mmHg)

26.1 (± 11.4)

27.0 (± 5.8)

38.4 (± 13.2)

0.94/0.0015

Septum (mm)

10.3 (± 1.9)

12.0 (± 2.8)

11.5 (± 2.0)

0.02/0.0007

Posterior wall (mm)

10.2 (± 1.7)

11.7 (± 1.8)

11.7 (± 1.5)

0.001/< 0.0001

E/A transmitral

1.5 (± 0.5)

0.9 (± 0.2)

1.3 (± 0.8)

< 0.0001/0.36

Left ventricular mass [mg]

195.4 (± 59.5)

236.1 (± 58.3)

436.7 (175.9)

0.19/< 0.0001

LVMI

104.1 (± 26.6)

126.0 (± 28.7)

222.6 (± 84.8)

0.14/< 0.0001

Strain septal (%)

-24.8 (± 8.1)

-18.5 (± 5.3)

-16.1 (± 7.0)

< 0.0001/< 0.0001

Strain left lateral (%)

-21.9 (± 11.4)

-17.6 (± 6.0)

-14.1 (± 8.3)

0.04/< 0.0001

septal longitudinal displacement (mm)

12.9 (± 3.0)

11.8 (± 2.1)

6.7 (± 3.9)

0.19/< 0.0001

lateral longitudinal displacement (mm)

12.1 (± 3.4)

10.9 (± 2.9)

7.4 (± 4.0)

0.20/<0.0001

TVI velocity E septal (m/s)

0.09 (± 0.02)

0.05 (± 0.01)

0.04 (± 0.02)

< 0.0001/< 0.0001

TVI velocity A septal (m/s)

0.06 (± 0.02)

0.08 (± 0.02)

0.06 (± 0.08)

0.26/0.98

TVI velocity S septal (m/s)

0.06 (± 0.01)

0.06 (± 0.01)

0.04 (± 0.01)

0.14/< 0.0001

E/E'

9.14 (± 4.62)

11.44 (± 3.14)

20.56 (± 15.08)

0.44/<0.0001

E'/A'

1.94 (± 1.17)

0.88 (± 0.60)

1.35 (± 0.92)

< 0.0001/0.01