Table 3 Initial and last echocardiographic findings

Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (mm)

62 ± 6

49 ± 4

67 ± 6

62 ± 9

Left ventricular end-systolic dimension (mm)

53 ± 6

33 ± 4

57 ± 8

50 ± 11

Left ventricular fractional shortening (%)

15 ± 4

32 ± 4

14 ± 5

20 ± 8

Interventricular septal thickness (mm)

10 ± 2

10 ± 1

10 ± 1

10 ± 1

Left ventricular posterior wall thickness (mm)

10 ± 2

10 ± 1

9 ± 2

9 ± 1

Relative wall thickness

0.32 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.06

0.29 ± 0.06

0.30 ± 0.08

Left atrial dimension (mm)

43 ± 6

42 ± 6

42 ± 7

41 ± 7

Left ventricular mass index (g/m 2)

204 ± 58

140 ± 30

196 ± 68

176 ± 54