Table 2.

Echocardiography measurement in control and intervention group

	Control group (N=6)		Intervention group (N=6)
	Week 0 (Visit 1)	Week 4 (Visit 2)	Week 0 (Visit 1)	Week 4 (Visit 2)
LAD (cm)	3.28 ± 0.15	3.32 ± 0.12	3.28 ± 0.10	3.37 ± 0.07
IVSD (cm)	0.98 ± 0.07	1.01 ± 0.06	1.07 ± 0.03	1.05 ± 0.03
LVDD (cm)	5.17 ± 0.13	5.08 ± 0.10	5.29 ± 0.08	5.13 ± 0.07
LVPW (cm)	1.04 ± 0.04	1.10 ± 0.03	1.07 ± 0.06	1.11 ± 0.03
LV Mass (g)	206.50 ± 12.19	205.83 ± 12.53	222.77 ± 9.52	213.62 ± 2.99
FS (%)	37.00 ± 2.37	35.83 ± 1.49	33.55 ± 1.04	32.49 ± 1.63
EF (%)	74.67 ± 3.04	74.00 ± 1.46	69.17 ± 3.15	66.83 ± 2.63
SV (ml)	103.33 ± 7.36	97.67 ± 3.94	111.18 ± 6.59	89.08 ± 6.51**
CO (L/min)	7.38 ± 0.62	6.81 ± 0.47	7.29 ± 0.60	5.40 ± 0.43**
E (cm)	97.17 ± 5.92	100.17 ± 4.94	108.83 ± 4.80	105.17 ± 4.35
A (cm)	49.33 ± 3.59	50.67 ± 2.87	52.67 ± 4.81	44.33 ± 3.87
E/A	2.04 ± 0.25	2.02 ± 0.19	2.14 ± 0.20	2.47 ± 0.23

Values are means ± SE, LAD= left atrial end-systolic dimension; IVSD= interventricular septum dimension; LVDD= left ventricular diastolic diameter; LVPW=left ventricular posterior wall dimension; LV mass= left ventricular mass. FS= fractional shortening; EF= ejection fraction; SV= stroke volume; CO=cardiac output; E=early diastolic mitral flow; A=late diastolic mitral flow.

^*P< 0.05,

^**P< 0.01 week 0 vs. week 4.