Table 1.

Control Group Patient Characteristics and Echocardiographical Data.

n	23
Age (years)	48.5 ± 12.9
LVEF (%)	51.5 ± 15.4
LVEDD (mm)	55.5 ± 9.3
TAPSE (mm)	23 ± 4.1
IVSD (mm)	11.8 ± 3.1
LVPW (mm)	11.2 ± 2.8

Note: LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; TAPSE = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; IVSD = intraventricular septum diameter; LVPW = left ventricular posterior wall. The data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, and as No. (%) of subjects.