Table 2.
Echocardiographic indexes
| Variable | Group N (n = 14) | Group S (n = 8) |
| LVDd (mm) | 44 (4) | 46 (7) |
| LVDs (mm) | 24 (4) | 26 (7) |
| LVEF (%) | 64 (4) | 63 (4) |
| LAD (mm) | 37 (7) | 36 (6) |
| RAD (mm) | 30 (5) | 32 (4) |
| IVS thickness (mm) | 9 (1) | 9 (2) |
| PW thickness (mm) | 9 (1) | 9 (1) |
| Pericardial effusion | 0/14 | 1/8 |
| WT of the basal septum (%) | 57 (4) | 53 (11) |
| TMF-E (m/s) | 0.81 (0.17) | 0.77 (0.27) |
| TMF-A (m/s) | 0.77 (0.40) | 0.74 (0.13) |
| TMF-E/A | 1.07 (0.64) | 1.06 (0.42) |
| TMF-E-DT (m/s) | 196 (32) | 206 (37) |
Data are expressed as mean (SD).
A, peak atrial filling wave velocity; DT, deceleration time; E, peak early diastolic wave velocity; IVS, interventricular septum; LAD, left atrial diameter; LVDd, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVDs, left ventricular end systolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PW, posterior wall; RAD, right atrial diameter; TMF, transmitral flow; WT, wall thickening.